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Property weekly highlights—2 August 2018

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Published on: 02 August 2018

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Table of contents

Residential property
Enfranchisement by executors
Security of tenure under the Rent Acts and estoppel
Social housing—possession and proportionality
Client money protection schemes
What the new housing administration regime means for registered providers
Switching mortgages
Transferring property
Establishing beneficial ownership
Proceeds of sale—constructive trust

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Property highlights includes: a case on enfranchisement by executors, government guidance on client money protection schemes, a consultation on the performance of energy performance certificates and responses on a consultation on minimum energy efficiency standards.

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