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31 October 2025 / Fern Schofield , Gwyneth Everson
Issue: 8137 / Categories: Features , Property , Landlord&tenant , Nuisance
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Property law brief: quarterly review (October 2025)

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Fern Schofield & Gwyneth Everson round up the headlines in property law, plus tackle procedural pointers & nuisance neighbours
  • Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc establishes that lenders are on inquiry of undue influence in any non-commercial transaction involving suretyship, aligning hybrid and pure suretyship cases.
  • Cases such as AmTrust Specialty v Endurance refine the approach to extended disclosure under PD 57AD, while Ap Wireless II v On Tower redefines the boundary between leases and licences.
  • Recent High Court and Upper Tribunal cases (Cooper v Ludgate House and Hassan v Heath) cover rights to light, restrictive covenants, and public benefit, showing courts’ pragmatic approach to property disputes and proportional relief.

This quarterly review considers several significant property law decisions from June to August 2025. The cases are grouped into three categories: high-level guidance from appellate courts, guidance, procedural developments, and disputes between neighbours.

High-level headlines

Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc [2025] UKSC 22

The Supreme Court

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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