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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced the introduction of a Neighbourhood Guarantee establishing minimum...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: industry comment on the King’s Speech, a new government leasehold toolkit on the leasehold...
Property Disputes analysis: On 11 March 2026, judgment was handed down in Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd v Calvert. Joanne Wicks KC of Wilberforce...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a leasehold toolkit providing guidance on the leasehold landscape and...
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 Law Society’s Conveyancing ProtocolThe Law Society’s Conveyancing Protocol (2019) (the Protocol) sets out the Law Society’s preferred practice in residential conveyancing transactions. It aims to make the residential conveyancing process more efficient and consistent.There are two parts to the
Is a loan between two private individuals secured on the debtor's property by way of a legal charge enforceable?The simple fact that a loan is between two private individuals is no bar to enforcement of that loan or any legal charge over it.Loans are more generally thought about in the context of
A property is being sold by a mortgagee in possession. The title is also affected by a restriction benefitting another individual and made by an order of the court. That restriction is dated after the date of registration of the charge under which the seller is exercising the power of sale. Will the
Land registration—legal and equitable charges and HM Land RegistryThis Practice Note looks at legal and equitable charges of land and their registration at HM Land Registry.For content on the nature of legal and equitable charges, see Practice Note: Mortgages and land—an introduction to mortgages
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