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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...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
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...
Property analysis: The court decided that a father and son held a property in trust for themselves as tenants in common in equal shares. As part of its findings, the court decided that the declaration of trust in box 11 of the transfer of part (TP1) was valid despite the fact that the transferees
Sub-sales and assignmentsWhat is the difference between a sub-sale and an assignment?Sub-saleA sub-sale arises where A contracts to sell a property to B but, before completing the purchase from A, B then enters into a separate contract with C to sell the property to C. There are, therefore, two sale
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 constructive and implied trusts, although it is perhaps doubtful whether there is any form of implied trust which is not in fact either a resulting
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
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