What additional searches should be undertaken? More specific searches and enquiries may be required depending on the property location, its surrounding area and the...
In this Practice Note, receivers, administrators and liquidators will, for convenience, be referred to collectively as Insolvency Practitioners (IPs), although it is not...
Co-ownership Where property is purchased in the joint names of two or more co-owners a statutory ‘trust of land’ arises. Trustee Act 1925, s 34(2) limits the number of...
Land Charges searches are not required for dealings with registered land, but if you are acting for a lender in connection with a charge over an interest in property,...
When a person who is not the legal owner has an interest in registered land, this interest can be protected by an entry on the title register. The Land Registration Act...
STOP PRESS: The Law Commission has finally launched its 13th Programme of Law Reform. The 14 new project areas include chancel repair liability. The announcement...
The class of title reflects the quality of title that the registrar has found on examination of the unregistered title deeds, and other evidence lodged at the time of...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry standard pre-contract enquiries used in commercial property transactions. CPSEs are endorsed by the British...
The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries(CPSEs) are a suite of documents prepared by members of the London Property Support Lawyers Group (LPSLG) and endorsed by the...
Compulsory first registration The buyer of an unregistered freehold or lease with more than seven years unexpired (ie a qualifying estate) has a statutory duty to apply...
What is a disclosure letter? A disclosure letter is a letter from a seller to a buyer containing both general and specific disclosures as well as a disclosure bundle,...
Section 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) is, in essence, a word-saving device. However, it can also operate on a conveyance of part to convert a permission...
This Practice Note explains how energy performance in buildings is regulated through Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), when EPCs are needed, requirements under the...
Introduction Enquiries before contract play a part in various scenarios; for example, they are raised by a purchaser on the acquisition of freehold or leasehold land, by...
What is an environmental report? Environmental reports are normally undertaken to assess the environmental risks and liabilities at a site. They may be commissioned for...
Why use environmental consultants? Environmental consultants work in a wide range of areas in regulating, controlling and preventing air, land and water pollution. They...
