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Property weekly highlights—23 May 2024

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Published on: 23 May 2024

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Table of contents

Commercial tenancies
Compensation for misrepresentation in opposed lease renewal proceedings (McDonald’s Restaurants v Shirayama Shokusan)
Statutory compliance
Remediation order under the Building Safety Act 2022 (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities v Grey GR Ltd)
Property development
Defra publishes guidance for buying statutory biodiversity credits
Japanese Knotweed—the UK’s most costly plant
Transferring property
Deceased was beneficial owner of leasehold title under constructive trust (The Estate of Nafisa Hasan (Deceased) v Digit Ltd)
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Article summary

This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: a remediation order under the Building Safety Act 2022, further coverage of a case on compensation for misrepresentation in opposed lease renewal proceedings and more on the recent Supreme Court case concerning Japanese Knotweed.

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