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Draft pre-pack regulations laid before Parliament

Draft pre-pack regulations laid before Parliament

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Draft pre-pack regulations laid before Parliament

Property weekly highlights—25 February 2021

Property weekly highlights—25 February 2021

The following Property news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Property weekly highlights—25 February 2021

Adverse possession and intention to possess land with a right of way (Amirtharaja v White)

Adverse possession and intention to possess land with a right of way (Amirtharaja v White)

The following Property Disputes news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Adverse possession and intention to possess land with a right of way (Amirtharaja v White)

Business rates avoidance—sham leases—a rare victory for a local authority (Isle Investments v Leeds City Council)

Business rates avoidance—sham leases—a rare victory for a local authority (Isle Investments v Leeds City Council)

The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Business rates avoidance—sham leases—a rare victory for a local authority (Isle Investments v Leeds City Council)

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Overreaching—sales by trustees of land

Overreaching—sales by trustees of land

Broadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith for money or money’s worth to rely...

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 provisions

The Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their 5th edition (2018 revision), are a set of standard conditions which are commonly...

Constructive trusts

Constructive trusts

Millett LJ subdivided types of constructive trust into two categories, distinguishing between:•the constructive trust proper, where equity intervenes...

The equity of redemption

The equity of redemption

Disposal and devolutionThe equity of redemption arises as soon as the mortgage is made. It is an interest in the land which the mortgagor...

Practice notes

Title guarantee and covenants for title

On the disposition of a property (whether by way of conveyance, transfer or charge), the party making the disposition will normally provide a title...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Resulting trusts

Resulting trusts represent one of the three types of trust which do not require to be declared or evidenced in writing. The others are constructive...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Manorial rights

Manorial rights are relics of the feudal system of land tenure. They can still exist in relation to land that:•is former copyhold land, or•was...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Underletting at less than the passing or market rent

When property markets suffer a downturn, commercial tenants with properties that are surplus to requirements face significant difficulties in...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Remedies for breach of restrictive covenants

Damages or injunction — the testThe primary remedy for breach of a restrictive covenant is a permanent injunction to restrain the breach. However, the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Headline rents

What is a headline rent?In a falling market, landlords frequently offer tenants financial inducements to take a lease in order to maintain the level...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Derogation from grant and the covenant for quiet enjoyment

The rule against derogation from grant applies in addition to any obligation of quiet enjoyment. It is not excluded by an express covenant for quiet...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Specific clauses for transfers—indemnity covenant

Panel 11 (transfer of whole)/panel 12 (transfer of part)—Additional provisions1Definitions[Lease•the lease particulars of which are set out in...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Rent authority letter—commercial property

[To be printed on Landlord’s letterheaded paper]Our Ref:Date:To: [insert name of Tenant]From: [insert name of previous Landlord] [of [insert address]...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Oversailing

TrespassTrespass is the unlawful presence of a person on land in the possession of another. The ownership of land includes the airspace above it....
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Applying the proceeds of sale

Sale by a mortgagee destroys the equity of redemption in the mortgaged property. The sale defeats the rights of all subsequent incumbrancers, whose...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Guide to reviewing certificate of title

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The requirements to obtain an EPC before a property is sold or let can be difficult to satisfy when social distancing measures...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Template completion statement—sale

An adaptable Word version of this Precedent can be saved, downloaded or printed from this link:Completion statement—saleThis Precedent is a template...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Deed of release of covenants

This Deed is made on [date]Parties1[name of person releasing the covenants] [of [insert address] OR incorporated in England and Wales with company...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Double funding

Brexit: The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for the schemes providing for agricultural subsidies in England and Wales, which...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Landlord’s Section 45 Counter—notice to Tenant s 42 Notice

Under s 45 Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (the ‘1993 Act’)Flat:[insert address and description of the Property]To:[insert...
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9th Nov

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Property schedule to asset purchase agreement

Schedule 4The PropertiesPart AThe Freehold PropertiesProperty addressTitle number and quality of titleRegistered proprietorOther matters affecting the...
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29th Nov
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Joint venture anti-bribery clause—contractual and corporate joint ventures

1 Definitions and interpretation 1.1 In this agreement, unless otherwise provided: Adequate Procedures (when used...
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26th Sep
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Property warranties (long form) in a share purchase—buyer’s version

Buyer-friendly property warranties and definitions to include in a long-form share purchase agreement Definitions In this...
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26th Sep
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Property indemnity for a share purchase agreement

Property indemnity clause for insertion into a share purchase agreement Indemnity clause ...
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26th Sep
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Property warranties (short-form) in a share purchase

Property warranties and definitions to include in a short-form share purchase agreement Definitions In this Agreement, unless the...
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26th Sep
Precedents

Property warranties (short-form) in an asset purchase

Property warranties and definitions to include in a short-form asset purchase agreement 1 Definitions In this Agreement,...
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26th Sep
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Property indemnity for an asset purchase agreement

Property indemnity clause for insertion into an asset purchase agreement 1 [Indemnity provided by the seller Without...
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26th Sep
Precedents

Property warranties (long form) in an asset purchase—buyer’s versionBuyer-friendly property warranties and definitions to include in a long-form asset purchase agreement

Definitions In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: 1 [Certificate(s) of Title means the certificate[s]...
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26th Sep
Precedents

Property warranties (long form) in an asset purchase—seller’s version

Seller-friendly property warranties and definitions to include in a long-form asset purchase agreement Definitions In this...
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26th Sep
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Property warranties (long form) in a share purchase—seller’s version

Seller-friendly property warranties and definitions to include in a long-form share purchase agreement Definitions In this Agreement,...
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