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Property is one of the most complex areas of law. Some of it is rooted in ancient laws – but case law is constantly changing. The stakes are high, but research time is in short supply. Lexis+ Property brings all of the different sources you need together so you can find the answers you need, fast.

Transferring property

This topic includes a suite of Practice Notes and Precedents covering all aspects of the process of buying and selling land, including conditional contracts and contracts entered into by insolvency practitioners.

Leasing property

Commercial property is a staple for many property lawyers. Coronavirus has introduced changes for landlords and tenants – we’ve taken them and published a suite of precedent Pandemic lease clauses.

Property development

We have a broad range of Practice Notes and Precedents for this specialised and complex area. Structured logically – site acquisition, vacant possession, structuring a development project, overage, and rights of light.

Property disputes

Clear, concise practice notes have direct links to relevant cases, legislation, guidance and commentary. Our daily news feeds and weekly highlights keep you informed of new cases, and legislation.

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Latest Property Q&As

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Are Housing Associations (ie private registered providers of social housing) subject to the requirement to carry out immigration status checks on prospective tenants? How does the decision in R (on the application of Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department affect this requirement?
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Is the seller’s solicitor in a residential conveyancing transaction under an obligation to certify to the buyer’s solicitor that the seller has lawful authority to sell the property? Is such an obligation implied by Patel v Freddy’s Ltd?
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What is the current position on whether an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is required for the renewal of a commercial property lease where no EPC is currently in place? Will this position change in light of the upcoming changes to EPC rating requirements in 2027 and 2030 under current legislation?
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When a joint owner (tenants in common) dies leaving their 50% interest in the property on trust for a beneficiary for life, how should the trust interest be registered/protected at HM Land Registry?
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Where a Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 contracted out head lease is granted of mixed use property, the residential element is lawfully underlet on an assured shorthold tenancy and the head lease then falls away, if the head landlord is a local authority and local housing authority, what type of tenancy would be created in these circumstances and what are the termination options available to it?
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Associated legal terms

Break clause

A term in a lease that permits the lease to be brought to an end.

Fit out

The term used to describe the work carried out to a property to make the interior space suitable for occupation, often used in relation to office, retail and restaurant developments, where the shell construction is completed by the developer or landlord, and the interior works by the tenant.

Running with the land

A right or obligation “running with the land” is one that binds successive owners or occupiers of a property, rather than remaining personal to the original parties. In practice, it means that a benefit or burden automatically attaches to the land itself and passes on sale, inheritance or other transfer.

Across the UK and Ireland, the concept most commonly arises in relation to restrictive and positive covenants, easements and servitudes, and certain real burdens and profits. Whether a right or obligation runs with the land depends on its nature (proprietary or merely personal), statutory requirements and case law tests on intention, notice/registration and “touch and concern” of the land.

In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, covenants and easements that meet the relevant common law and Land Registration Act or Land Registration order requirements can run with the land. In Scotland, similar ideas are expressed through real rights such as real burdens and servitudes. In Ireland, the doctrine applies to covenants and easements under common law and registration legislation. Practitioners must check creation, registration and enforceability to confirm that a right or obligation truly runs with the land.
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