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Lewisham Council has launched an intelligence-led taskforce to identify non-compliant landlords through data analysis, local intelligence and targeted...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: the latest HMLR updates, opening of the Cladding Safety Scheme to buildings under 11...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has updated its guidance as applications opened for new Cladding Safety Scheme...
HM Land Registry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ordnance Survey (OS) to enhance data accessibility in the housing and geospatial...
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?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Indemnity covenants in property transfersThis Practice Note looks at when an indemnity covenant should be given in a transfer of land. For general...
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...
In a transfer of land if the rights reserved are stated to be ‘reserved for the benefit of the transferor and their successors in title the owners and occupiers of the retained land or any part thereof and all persons authorised by them’, does this create a valid reservation of rights for the
Easements and perpetuitiesDrafting — Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 (PAA 2009) effectively disapplies the rule against perpetuities from future easements granted on or after 6 April 2010. This means that the draftsman creating the grant of the
Easements—extinguishingThere are different ways in which an easement may cease to exist and this Practice Note looks primarily at unity of seisin, also known as unity of ownership.For other ways in which an easement may be extinguished, consider:•abandonment—see Practice Note: Easements lost by
My clients have a right of way to 'pass and repass over and along the passageway on foot with or without handcarts and barrows', contained in their conveyance. This means that they can pass over their neighbours property. The neighbour is complaining that to pass and repass does not mean that they
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