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This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: analysis of the forthcoming statutory regime for contractual control agreements, further...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its response to the July 2025 consultation on changes to land rights and...
Property analysis: In a judgment handed down on 13th March 2026 in the case of SGL1 Ltd v FSV Freeholders Ltd, John de Waal KC and Gemma de Cordova...
Property Analysis: A new statutory register for contractual control agreements is set to be introduced. With the regulations due to take effect in...
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...
Are there any circumstances in which ‘irrevocable authority’ can be revoked? The context here the landlord will confirm in a document that they give their irrevocable authority for the tenant to complete a document, which the landlord will have previously executed in escrow. Is there any risk of the
What are the key differences between the definitions of ‘group company’ in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) and in the Companies Act 2006? Would the definition of group company in LTA 1954 catch a company held by the same ultimate holding company but not the same immediate parent
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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