The ‘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 stream also owns...
Date [insert date of agreement in its full format Day-Month-Year] Parties 1 [insert name of Landlord] [of OR whose registered office is at] [insert address] [incorporated...
Date [insert date of agreement in its full format Day-Month-Year] Parties 1 [insert name of Landlord] [of OR whose registered office is at] [insert address] [incorporated...
Date [insert date of agreement in its full format Day-Month-Year] Parties 1 [insert name of Landlord] [of OR whose registered office is at] [insert address] [incorporated...
Where a tenant has protection under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954), service by the landlord of a contractual notice to exercise a break clause...
This Agreement is made on [date]. Parties 1 [insert name of Seller] [of [insert address][ and whose address for service in England and Wales is [insert address]] OR...
This Agreement is made on [date]. Parties 1 [insert name of Seller] [of [insert address][ and whose address for service in England and Wales is [insert address]] OR...
In all but the simplest cases and particularly with development land, a fixed price may not be sufficient and the price will be based on the market value of the land. An...
Option agreements are strictly construed and the option may be lost if the option holder does not exercise it correctly. The option agreement is a contract for sale and...
A call option is (generally) an equitable interest in land and must be protected by registration in order to bind the grantor’s successors in title. The exception is...
The two most common methods available to challenge a planning decision are judicial review and statutory review. See Practice Notes: Scope of judicial review in planning...
Introduction Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge levied in respect of development. The legislative basis for CIL is found in Part 11 of the Planning Act 2008...
Contracts often provide for a condition or conditions to be satisfied before completion takes place (eg obtaining planning permission) or, in some cases,...
Contracts are often drafted on the basis that a condition or conditions must be satisfied before completion takes place (a condition precedent). Common conditions are: •...
Consecrated land—Church of England For the purposes of this section of this Practice Note, consecrated land means any land or building which has been the subject of a...
What are conservation covenants? As a concept, conservation covenants are private, voluntary agreements between a landowner and responsible body, such as a conservation...
What is the Code? The Consumer Code for Homebuilders (the Code) came into effect in April 2010. It is an industry-led code of conduct for home builders and was developed...
ARCHIVED: This Precedent incorporates the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Second Edition) and is no longer maintained. The Third Edition of the Standard...
This Agreement is made on [date]. Parties 1 [insert name of Seller] [of [insert address] [and whose address for service in England and Wales is [insert address]] OR...
A contract for the sale of land, or of any interest in land, is void unless it complies with Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, s 2 (LP(MP)A 1989). It...
Date [insert date of surrender] Parties 1 [insert name of Landlord] of [insert address] [incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [insert...
ARCHIVED: This Precedent incorporates the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Second Edition) and is no longer maintained. The Third Edition of the Standard...
What options exist for development sites? On acquiring land for development, a developer must consider what electricity lines and cables exist under or above the site and...
Nature of the condition It is common for contracts for the sale of commercial property to be drafted on the basis that completion of the transaction is conditional upon...
Agreements made under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990) (formerly section 52 agreements), also known as 'planning obligations' and ‘s 106...
The use and occupation of land often depends on the land in question having the benefit of easements — for example, a right of way or a right of drainage. These rights...
Practical application Positive covenants Enlargement of a long lease into a freehold can be used to preserve positive covenants as, following enlargement, the freehold is...
As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation...
Date [insert date of agreement] Parties 1 [insert name of Seller] [ of [insert address]][ incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [insert...
Exclusivity agreements (lockout agreements) are used where the buyer wants to prevent the seller from negotiating for the sale of the property with any other...
