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The following Property news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Property weekly highlights—19 June 2025
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...
When is it necessary to carry out a pre-completion insolvency or bankruptcy search against a seller of property? If the seller is insolvent or bankrupt, what effect will that have on the contract which has been exchanged and on certification of good title to the buyer’s lender? If no search is
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 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
In the sale of a residential property, the contract includes the relevant special condition relating to ‘occupier’s consent’ and the occupier has duly signed the contract. Should the occupier be forced to vacate the property prior to exchange of contracts, or should the buyer’s solicitor rely on the
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