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The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has published its strategic plan for the period from April 2026 to March 2027. The plan focuses on five priority...
Homes England has published updated versions of the Grant Funding Agreement, Deed of Trust and Duty of Care Agreement used in the Cladding Safety...
UK Finance has updated its mortgage lenders' handbook for conveyancers which will be relaunched on 29 June 2026. The updated handbook features...
The Mayor of London has launched a £400,000 ‘Renters’ Rights Enforcement Fund’ to support London’s 2.7 million renters ahead of the Renters’ Rights...
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
Contracting out of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954—procedures, timing and pitfallsThis Practice Note looks at the process of contracting out of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) and highlights the common pitfalls that can occur during the contracting out process and ways to avoid them.Why
Implied tenancies at will—holding over after expiry of a contracted-out lease or occupation before completion of a new lease [Archived]ARCHIVEDWhere a tenant holds over after the expiry of an existing tenancy that does not benefit from security of tenure, it is an open question whether the
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
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