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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...
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....
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
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...
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
Easements—obligations to repair and maintainThis Practice Note looks at where the responsibility lies for repairing and maintaining land which is subject to easements and at who is responsible for the cost of its upkeep particularly where there is no express agreement allocating responsibility for
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. Examples of profits include:•parts of the land itself such as sand, peat or minerals•products growing on the land such as grass or timber—this includes
Positive covenants—binding successors in titleA covenant is a form of contract. The doctrine of privity of contract establishes that the rights and liabilities created by a contract bind the parties to it but no-one else. However, in the case of a covenant relating to land, property law principles
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