UK Criminal Law
Citizen's Arrest in the UK: Powers, Limits and Real Risk
Citizen's arrest under PACE 1984, s.24A in England and Wales, Article 26A in Northern Ireland, and Scotland's common law rule, plus the risk of getting it wrong.
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UK Criminal Law
Being Arrested in the UK: Your Rights in Police Custody
Your rights if arrested in the UK: free legal advice, having someone informed, and the detention time limits in England and Wales, Scotland, and NI.
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UK Property Law
Service Charges: Your Rights Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
How service charge law works: the reasonableness test in s.19, s.20 consultation thresholds, and challenging a charge at the First-tier Tribunal under s.27A.
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UK Property Law
Right of Way UK: Easements, Prescription and Public Access
How rights of way and easements work in the UK: express and implied easements, 20-year prescriptive rights, public rights of way, and Scotland's servitudes.
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UK Property Law
UK Property & Neighbour Disputes: The Complete Guide
How UK property and neighbour law works across all four nations: party walls, boundaries, fences, leasehold and more, with every England-only rule flagged.
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UK Property Law
Party Wall Agreements: Notices, Rules and Awards Explained
How party wall agreements work under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996: the three notice periods, the 3m and 6m excavation rules, and how disputes are resolved.
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UK Property Law
Noise Complaints and Statutory Nuisance: UK Law Explained
Noise nuisance law in the UK: statutory nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, abatement notices, going to court yourself, and the Noise Act 1996.
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UK Property Law
Leasehold Reform 2026: What's In Force and What's Still a Draft
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 explained: what's actually in force, what's delayed, and why the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill is only a draft.
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UK Property Law
Japanese Knotweed Law UK: Nuisance, Disclosure and Court Rulings
Japanese knotweed law in the UK: when it counts as nuisance, the Davies v Bridgend Supreme Court ruling, TA6 disclosure duties, and the offence of letting it spread.
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UK Property Law
High Hedges and Overhanging Trees: UK Neighbour Law Explained
High hedges, overhanging branches and Tree Preservation Orders in UK law: the 2003 Act complaint process, your self-help rights, and Scotland/NI differences.
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UK Property Law
Ground Rent Law: What's In Force and What's Just Proposed
How the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 works, and why the proposed £250 cap for existing leaseholders is only a draft bill, not current law.
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UK Property Law
Fence and Boundary Law: Who Really Owns It in the UK?
Why the 'you own the left fence' rule is a myth, how T marks and title deeds actually decide ownership, and UK fence height rules without planning permission.
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