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Property weekly highlights—5 May 2022

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Published on: 05 May 2022

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Table of contents

Key developments and horizon scanning
Prorogation of Parliament
Statutory compliance
Construction industry response to Building Safety Act 2022
Property management
Deadline for responses to RICS consultation on Service Charge Residential Management Code
Easements, rights and covenants
Test for breach of restrictive covenant is binary
Leasing property
Owners cannot grant themselves a licence

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Article summary

This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: the prorogation of Parliament, cases on restrictive covenants and coronavirus (COVID-19) rent arrears and a reminder of the deadline for responses to the RICS consultation on an update to the Service Charge Residential Management Code.

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