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Property weekly highlights—26 October 2017

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Published on: 26 October 2017

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Table of contents

Property development
Electronic Communications Code—update
Overage—interpretation and damages
Compulsory purchase compensation
Trusts of land—enforcement of charging orders
No order for sale under TOLATA 1996 to enforce charging order
Property taxes
Non-resident CGT—late filing penalty
Environment energy and buildings
Environmental localism

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Property highlights includes: the new Electronic Communications Code and cases on overage, compulsory purchase compensation, orders for sale under the Trustees of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996) and non-resident capital gains tax (CGT).

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