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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published its third annual progress report on the implementation and operation of Parts 1–3 of the...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has announced that the Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 have been made and...
Property Dispute analysis: In Hamer v Levy, the Court of Appeal held that defects in tenancy deposit prescribed information will not necessarily...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: analysis of the impact of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill on real estate finance...
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...
Land registration—classes of titleThis Practice Note covers the different classes of title which HM Land Registry can award, the circumstances in which each of the four titles (absolute, qualified, possessory or good leasehold) is awarded, the effect of registration with a particular class of title
Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purposeThe Land Charges Act 1972 (LCA 1972) provides for certain charges and incumbrances relating to unregistered land to be registered as land charges in the land charges register maintained by the Land Charges Department of HM Land
Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding statusThis Practice Note looks at overriding interests under the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002). It contains detailed content on actual occupation as an overriding interest as well as linking to
Cautions against first registrationA caution against first registration (referred to as a ‘caution’ throughout this Practice Note) is a means of protecting an interest in unregistered land. A caution does not in itself create an interest in land and has no effect on the validity or priority of any
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