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Property weekly highlights—4 May 2023

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Published on: 04 May 2023

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Table of contents

Easements, rights and covenants
Clarification on de-registration of town or village greens
Restriction on registration of lease not capable of discharge by tribunal
Transferring property
Update on HMLR services
Environment, energy and buildings
Guidance on the Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors—a milestone in the fight against climate change
UKGCB scales up activities to tackle embodied carbon for delivering net zero
RICS publishes video on carbon accounting for the real estate sector
Property development

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Article summary

This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: comment on the Law Society Guidance on the Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors and cases on town or village greens and restrictions on the transfer of registered leases.

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