What is a headline rent?In a falling market, landlords frequently offer tenants financial inducements to take a lease in order to maintain the level...
The rule against derogation from grant applies in addition to any obligation of quiet enjoyment. It is not excluded by an express covenant for quiet...
A deed (such as a TR1) is valid and binding if the essential ingredients of execution as a deed, attestation and delivery as a deed are all present:...
Ownership, leasing or any other permitted use of land normally requires access to it to obtain the benefit of the land. The public are allowed to use...
What is merger?A lease terminates as a result of merger when both the lease and the reversion of that lease become vested in the same person—see Rye v...
No suspension impliedA suspension of rent is not implied even where the tenant pays the cost of insurance. The tenant remains liable for the rent even...
Is the agreement a grazing licence or farm business tenancy?What is a grazing licence?A grazing licence is an agreement under which a landowner allows...
Defects in design, faulty installation or the use of inappropriate or inadequate materials when building a property can lead to significant problems...
If the description in the lease of the demise of a flat is inconsistent with the lease plan, which description prevails?A lease must be in respect of...
A lease has been granted for a term of more than seven years and to take effect in two months' time, when the current lease expires. When should the...
Where a property is subject to a restriction on its registered title preventing a disposition without the consent of 'the Housing Corporation' where...
Does the variation of a registered charge amount to a 'disposition' for the purposes of a restriction on the proprietorship register of a registered...
Should a licence to occupy be protected by a UN1 on the servient title or will it enjoy overriding status and not need noting?Nature of a licence to...
I am dealing with a property in England. There is a Statutory Declaration with the deeds but it is made in Australia. Is it still valid in England?We...
What remedies are available to a buyer whose solicitors have breached their duty of care (negligence) and acted in breach of retainer in failing (i)...
What are the potential issues for an assignee of a lease who takes an assignment of an equitable lease then immediately surrenders it and is granted a...
A 20-year lease was granted several years back and it appears that the tenant was not legally represented as the lease has not been registered at the...
A lease of a museum at a peppercorn rent and for a term of 125 years was granted in 1984 to individuals acting as trustees. All the original trustees...
A and B own real property as beneficial tenants in common in equal shares. B wishes to execute a declaration of trust over B's 50% beneficial interest...
Remote execution of documents in property transactions—virtual and electronic signaturesIntroductionThis Practice Note looks at the use of virtual and...
The title register—alteration, rectification and indemnityLand Registration Act 2002 makes provision for 'alteration' of the register on a number of...
Statutory declaration — adverse possession pre LRA 2002I [insert name] of [address], do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:1As the result of a...
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