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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
Tax analysis: In Tower One St George Wharf Ltd v HMRC, the Court of Appeal considered the basis on which stamp duty land tax (SDLT) should be assessed...
The Welsh Government has published the outcome and summary of responses to its consultation on proposed changes to permitted development rights in...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation on proposals to reduce the prevalence of privately...
The UK Parliament has announced the introduction of the Leases (Integrated Retirement Communities) Bill in the House of Commons, aiming to create a...
Tax analysis: Legislation proposed by the government in Part 7 of the Finance Bill 2026 will mandate that tax advisers register with HMRC. The...
Latest Property Practice Notes
Plant and machinery allowances—types and ratesFORTHCOMING CHANGES: At Budget 2025, the government announced the introduction through Finance Bill 2026...
Plant and machinery allowances—definition of plant and machineryFORTHCOMING CHANGES: At Budget 2025, the government announced the introduction through...
Plant and machinery allowances—integral featuresFORTHCOMING CHANGES: At Budget 2025, the government announced the introduction through Finance Bill...
Section 198 and 199 elections on transactions involving real estateFORTHCOMING CHANGES: At Budget 2025, the government announced the introduction...
Enhanced capital allowancesFORTHCOMING CHANGES: At Budget 2025, the government announced the introduction through Finance Bill 2026 of:•a reduction in...
Latest Property Precedents
Underlease of whole premises demised by headlease—part of office building—illustrative mark-upPrecedent underlease of part-offices—whole of premises...
Lease of bare land to an electronic communications operatorHM Land Registry Prescribed Clauses[LR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title Number[s]LR2.1...
Contract for sale—sale by trustee in bankruptcy or by bankrupt co-ownerdate [date]Parties1[[name of Trustee in Bankruptcy] of [address] (the trustee...
Pandemic alterations clause—tenant permitted to make internal, non-structural alterations without consentDefinitions (General)Competent Authority•any...
Put option—land—fixed price (plus indexation) or market valuedate [date]Parties1[name of (first) Seller] [and [name of second Seller] both] [of OR...
Latest Property Q&As
Featured Property content
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
Feu disposition
The deed by which the dominium utile in a property was transferred by the feudal superior (the owner of a superior feudal interest in land) to a vassal (the person entitled to the use of the land) prior to 28 November 2004, the date on which the feudal system was abolished in Scotland
Heritable fixture
an item attached to land or a building which is immovable and thus forms part of the land or property as a result
Overage
Overage (or clawback) is a seller’s right to recover additional payment(s) from a buyer at some point in the future, usually after completion of a sale, often triggered by the occurrence of an event which increases the value of the land (eg the grant of planning or completion of development).
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