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The Law Society of England and Wales has published guidance to help solicitors identify whether English or Welsh law applies when advising clients....
Property Disputes analysis: The Supreme Court has held that failure by an RTM company to serve a qualifying tenant with a notice of invitation to...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has published a blog post inviting legal professionals involved in recording and submitting contractual control information to...
Real Estate:UK (RE:UK) has published its response to the Law Commission’s second consultation on reform of Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954....
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 landlord who has a superior landlord is granting residential leases of flats. The lease between the landlord and his tenants includes a clause which states 'the Tenant covenants with the Superior Landlord and its successors in title in their own right to observe and perform...' The superior
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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