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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...
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
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentThe Land Charges Act 1972 (LCA 1972) provides for HM Land Registry to maintain:•a register of land charges•a register of pending land actions and pending actions in bankruptcy•a register of writs and orders affecting land and writs and
Pre-completion searchesThis Practice Note sets out the searches that should be carried out prior to completion (pre-completion searches), including priority searches (OS1 and OS2), land charges searches (K15, K16, K17 and K18), company and bankruptcy searches. It covers when each search is required,
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