Tristan Ward

Oct 24, 2024 | libdemvoice.org | Mary Reid |Michael BG |Tristan Ward

I sat on the Federal Conference Committee (FCC) for several years – which I thoroughly enjoyed – and like most newbies I asked questions about the venues we used. Why do we seem to rotate the Autumn Conference between two towns on the south coast? What about other places further north with good Conference facilities? The reasons soon became apparent. FCC does look at as many potential Conference venues as possible, and in the end it comes down to two things – facilities and cost.

Mar 13, 2024 | libdemvoice.org | Caron Lindsay |Mick Taylor |Tristan Ward |Peter Martin

Conference Extra, the booklet containing all the amendments, emergency motions and questions to Committees, has now been published ahead of our Spring Conference in York this weekend. You can read it here. The prize for the most direct question must surely go to Abrial Jerram, who asked Federal Conference Committee:Please explain your selection of F23, Tackling the Funding Crisis in Local Government, given its lack of substance. Tony Vickers will be writing more about that later today.

Dec 10, 2023 | bdbpitmans.com | Tristan Ward

Tristan Ward Partner Residential Property Partner Tristan Ward, answers a reader’s question regarding a housebuilder’s request to take out an option on a property in an article for the Sunday Times.

Nov 8, 2023 | bdbpitmans.com | Tristan Ward |John Stephenson

On Tuesday 7 November 2023, King Charles III outlined the government’s priorities for the year ahead in his first King’s Speech since becoming monarch. The speech highlighted 21 laws that ministers intend to pass, including a ‘Renters (Reform) Bill’ and ‘Leasehold and Freehold Bill’. John Stephenson, Partner in our private real estate team and Tristan Ward, Partner in our landed estates and agriculture team, comment on these developments.

Oct 26, 2023 | bdbpitmans.com | Tristan Ward

Few countries arrange land tenure in the same way as England does. As well as absolute ownership (‘freehold ownership’), there is leasehold ownership. This is essentially a contract giving the owner of the lease almost exclusive ownership and occupation of a property for a fixed period, but typically subject to many restrictions imposed by the landlord, the ultimate owner of the Property.