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Lexis®PSL Property monthly highlights—March 2015

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Published on: 31 March 2015

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Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Budget 2015 for property lawyers
Infrastructure—local land charges
Deregulation Act—retaliatory eviction
Duties of buyer's conveyancer
Supreme Court rules Newhaven beach is not a village green
Digitally-derived map satisfied application requirements to modify definitive map
Speeding up section 106 negotiations
Cancellation of eco-towns planning policy statement
Further alterations to the London Plan

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Article summary

March 2015 highlights from the Lexis®PSL Property team. This month’s highlights include: (1) the Budget 2015 for property lawyers, (2) Infrastructure Act 2015—local land charges, (3) Deregulation Act 2015—retaliatory eviction, and (4) duties of buyer’s conveyancer. Planning highlights include: (1) town and village greens, (2) public rights of way, (3) section 106 negotiations, (4) eco-towns planning policy, (5) the London Plan, (6) planning statutory consultees, (7) nationally significant infrastructure planning, (8) Aarhus costs on HS2 challenge, and (9) the Budget 2015 for planning lawyers.

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