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About Property Law

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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If the lease commencement date set out in Prescribed Clause LR6 differs from the definition of Commencement Date in the Particulars, which clause prevails?
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A landowner is selling self-build serviced plots on a multi-unit site. The landowner will not be responsible for construction of the units. The construction will be undertaken by a third party building contractor under a separate agreement from the plot sale agreement. The buyer of each plot will be required under the plot sale agreement to enter into a building contract on or before completion of the plot sale to ensure consistency of development across the site. Will SDLT be due on the payments under the building contract as well as under the plot sale agreement?
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Under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (RH(W)A 2016), a landlord of a periodic standard occupation contract lawfully increase the rent pursuant to RH(W)A 2016, ss 123 and 124 where no rent increase has occurred in the last 12 months? Does it matter that the landlord interest changed hands and a new written statement was issued within the last 12 months?
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Do you need a deed of release as well as a DS1 to release a legal charge over land?
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Where a property has been transferred and the Council is now both covenantor and covenantee, but the covenants also benefit adjoining owners, can the Council execute a deed of release with itself? The specific covenants relate to rent not exceeding LHA rates. Would the covenants be extinguished by unity of ownership?
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Associated legal terms

Corporeal hereditament

A tangible aspect of property in land.

Entry date

In the sale of property, the date the buyer pays the purchase price and in return the seller gives the keys of the property and transfers legal ownership to the buyer.

Fee simple

A freehold estate in land.
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