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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...
Is it possible for a landowner to grant a lease of an easement for a term of years with payments of periodic rent? If so, do you have a precedent for this?Generally, rights over land can be granted in various ways, being, commonly, by way of lease, licence, or easement. A lease gives a demise of a
The Prescription Act 1832 states ‘...The claimant must show a period of use of 20 years immediately preceding the claim’. A claimant establishes more than 20 years user of a right of access and is then sent letters by the servient owner stating there is no access. More than a year later a claim for
Easements lost by abandonmentIn order to show that an easement has been abandoned, the servient owner must show that the dominant owner had a clear and fixed intention never to:•exercise the right again on their own behalf, or•attempt to pass the right to anyone else Abandonment where the original
Checklist for the creation and registration of easementsThis Checklist looks at how easements are created and how they must or may be registered at HM Land Registry. It includes the following key sections:•Is there an easement?•Is it capable of being a legal easement?•Has the easement been created
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