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HM Land Registry (HMLR) has updated Practice Guide 19—Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests. Section 2.5.3 has been amended to...
City Hall has published the Local Remediation Acceleration Plan (LRAP) for London, setting out a co-ordinated programme to accelerate the remediation...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: Law Commission Annual Report 2025–2026, an update to the Renters’ Rights Act information...
HMRC has published a new guidance manual on the requirements and conditions for mandatory tax advisor registration....
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...
Servitudes in ScotlandRequirements for a servitudeServitudes are subordinate real rights over a property (the burdened property) for the benefit of another property (the benefited property) which may be exercised by the owner of the benefited property, their tenants and invitees. These include eg
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of 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
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