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Property is one of the most complex areas of law. Some of it is rooted in ancient laws – but case law is constantly changing. The stakes are high, but research time is in short supply. Lexis+ Property brings all of the different sources you need together so you can find the answers you need, fast.
Transferring property
This topic includes a suite of Practice Notes and Precedents covering all aspects of the process of buying and selling land, including conditional contracts and contracts entered into by insolvency practitioners.
Leasing property
Commercial property is a staple for many property lawyers. Coronavirus has introduced changes for landlords and tenants – we’ve taken them and published a suite of precedent Pandemic lease clauses.
Property development
We have a broad range of Practice Notes and Precedents for this specialised and complex area. Structured logically – site acquisition, vacant possession, structuring a development project, overage, and rights of light.
Property disputes
Clear, concise practice notes have direct links to relevant cases, legislation, guidance and commentary. Our daily news feeds and weekly highlights keep you informed of new cases, and legislation.
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Latest Property News
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published Building Circular 01/2026 announcing The Building Regulations etc....
The Scottish Government has published two pieces of guidance. The first is aimed at hosts and operators of short-term lets in Scotland. It explains...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: Renters’ Rights Act guidance and regulations, responses to the consultation on restricting...
The Scottish Government has published the updated Local Housing Strategy Guidance, which applies immediately. The guidance is intended to support...
On 25 March 2026, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a policy paper setting out a package of temporary planning,...
Latest Property Practice Notes
PurposeAn environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an assessment of a project's likely significant environmental effects. It enables environmental...
Pool Reinsurance Company Limited (also known as 'Pool Re') was formed in 1993 following a series of terrorism incidents in the early 1990s in London...
What is a CVA?A company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is an insolvency process that allows a company to enter into a contractual agreement with...
What is a CVA?A company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is an arrangement between a company and its creditors, supervised by an insolvency practitioner...
Part 26A restructuring plans (RPs) have been available from 26 June 2020 under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA 2020). CIGA...
Latest Property Precedents
This Agreement is made on [insert date] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under number...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under number...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: Dear [complete...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: From: [name of...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: From: [name of...
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Severance of a joint tenancy
Severance of a joint tenancySeverance is the process by which a joint tenancy is converted into a tenancy in common. It is a matter of evidence...
What is a certificate of title?
What is a certificate of title?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Indemnity covenants in property transfers
Indemnity covenants in property transfersThis Practice Note looks at when an indemnity covenant should be given in a transfer of land. For general...
Resulting trusts
Resulting trustsResulting trusts represent one of the three types of trust which do not require to be declared or evidenced in writing. The others are...
Reversionary leases
Reversionary leasesReversionary leases (or future leases) are granted to take effect in possession at a future date. This Practice Note looks at:•when...
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisions
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges Department
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentIntroductionThis Practice Note looks at the circumstances in which a bankruptcy search...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissions
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status
Occupiers and overriding interestsOverriding interests are interests which are binding on property even though they are not shown on the register....
Lease surrenders
Lease surrendersWhat is a lease surrender?A lease surrender is a mutual agreement between the landlord and the tenant to bring the lease to an end...
A chargor (an individual) is granting a legal charge to a chargee (a company). Can an employee of the chargee witness the signature of the chargor?
Profits à prendre
Profits à prendreIntroduction — what is a profit à prendre?A profit à prendre is the right to take natural resources from another person’s land....
Implied easements—common law
Implied easements—common lawThere are three different ways by which an easement can be implied at common law:•necessity•intended use•the rule in...
Overreaching—sales by trustees of land
Overreaching—sales by trustees of landBroadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith...
Pre-completion searches
Pre-completion searchesThis Practice Note sets out the searches that should be carried out prior to completion (pre-completion searches), including...
Cautions against first registration
Cautions against first registrationA caution against first registration (referred to as a ‘caution’ throughout this Practice Note) is a means of...
Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purpose
Land charges—registration and purposeLand charges are registered to protect the interests, in unregistered land, of a person who does not hold the...
Sub-sales and assignments
Sub-sales and assignmentsA sub-sale is where A contracts to sell a property to B but, before completing the purchase from A, B then contracts to sell...
Associated legal terms
Delectus personae
the right to select a particular person to occupy a specific position, eg tenant in a lease or partner in a firm. In a legal sense, the right of delectus personae prevents to assignation or delegations of the duties of the chosen person to another
Nemo dat rule
No person may confer a better title to land or goods than that person in fact has.
Party wall
A wall that forms part of a building which stands on land belonging to different owners or which separates buildings belonging to different owners.
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