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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a factsheet outlining implementation plans for the Renters’ Rights Act...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has updated two practice guides: Practice Guide 63—The land charges registers and agricultural credits register: registration,...
The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has published its 2025 Impact Report, outlining its progress in expanding the New Homes Quality Code (NHQC),...
The City of London Law Society (CLLS) Land Law Committee has published a 2026 update to the eighth edition of its Certificate of Title suite of...
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...
The ‘ad medium filum’ ruleThe ‘ad medium filum’ rule is a rebuttable presumption that an owner of land which abuts either:•a public or private highway, or•a non-tidal river or streamalso owns the soil of the adjoining highway, or the bed of the adjoining river or stream, up to its centre line. A
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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