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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.
Topics We Cover
Latest Property News
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: the Building Safety (Wales) Bill and English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill...
The CIOT has published a news item on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and SDLT on residential leases....
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court, on appeal, clarified the approach to be taken in determining whether or not exceptional circumstances...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have published guidance on the Sustainable Farming...
Property Disputes analysis: The Court of Appeal clarified the strict interaction between section 21A of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) and the Gas...
Latest Property Practice Notes
The Property case tracker is a list of key judgments from 2026 which we consider relevant to property lawyers. Cases are listed in reverse...
This Negotiation Guide forms part of the Practical lease negotiation collection. See also Practice Note: New starter guide—entering into new...
This Negotiation Guide forms part of the: Practical lease negotiation collection. See also Practice Note: New starter guide—entering into new...
A floating charge is most commonly contained in a debenture along with other forms of security such as fixed charges, assignments and legal mortgages....
There are four main types of security available under English law:•Mortgage•charge•Pledge, and•LienThis Practice Note explains:•the nature of a charge...
Latest Property Precedents
The [assignment OR transfer] of the Property must contain the following covenants:1The [Transferee OR Assignee] covenants with the [Transferor OR...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under number...
Claim No. [insert claim number].[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location] OR [Specify...
date [date]Parties1[name of Seller, ie the mortgagee] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose registered...
date [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose registered office is at]...
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
Common interest
An interest, as of adjoining users of a common wall or floor, not amounting to a right of property, but entitling the party interested to a say in the use of the common item.
Positive covenant
An obligation arising out of a deed to do some positive act on land belonging to the covenantor.
Replevin
The tenant's remedy for recovery of his goods where the landlord has levied distress.
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