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The Scottish Government has published its analysis of responses to its consultation on draft regulations introducing a minimum energy efficiency...
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published its 2026 financial forecasts of private registered providers, showing record planned investment in...
The Scottish Government has published its 2026 Heat in Buildings Progress Report, outlining progress towards reducing emissions from buildings and...
The Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration have updated the statutory right to rent codes of practice and the landlord’s guide to right to rent...
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...
Long leases—mortgage cure rightsForfeiture provisions in rack-rented occupational leases are commonly accepted; this is because those leases rarely have capital value. However, long leases (which usually have a minimal ground rent) are considered to be more akin to freeholds and are likely to have a
If a company was a tenant in a residential assured shorthold tenancies (potentially on the behalf of employees without using a service occupancy agreement) what may be the legal ramifications?Under section 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988), only an individual(s) can hold an assured tenancy (AT)
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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