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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 News
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has published a report examining how the government’s new towns programme can deliver sustainable,...
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced the Farm Tenancy Forum's new guidance on long-term farm business tenancies....
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published Building Circular 01/2026 announcing The Building Regulations etc....
The Scottish Government has published two pieces of guidance. The first is aimed at hosts and operators of short-term lets in Scotland. It explains...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: Renters’ Rights Act guidance and regulations, responses to the consultation on restricting...
Latest Property Practice Notes
Japanese knotweed locationsJapanese knotweed can be found almost all over the country. It can readily grow in nutrient-poor or contaminated soils,...
For any insolvency process to operate effectively, it is essential the person appointed to wind-up the insolvent estate has powers that enable them to...
This Practice Note contains links to the standard residential pre-contract enquiries.For general guidance on raising and responding to enquiries...
Once a development occurs, it is then moved to the relevant archive:•Property key future developments tracker—2026 archive•Property key future...
The Law Society’s Conveyancing Protocol (2019) (the Protocol) sets out the Law Society’s preferred practice in residential conveyancing transactions....
Latest Property Precedents
ImportantThis is a legally binding document. Please read it carefully to ensure that it contains everything you want and nothing you are not prepared...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under number...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under number...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: Dear [complete...
[To be printed on landlord’s letterheaded paper]Your Ref: Our Ref: Date: From: [name of...
Latest Property Q&As
Featured Property content
Severance of a joint tenancy
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?
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 transfers
Indemnity covenants in property transfersThis Practice Note looks at when an indemnity covenant should be given in a transfer of land. For general...
Resulting trusts
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...
Reversionary leases
Reversionary leasesReversionary leases (or future leases) are granted to take effect in possession at a future date. This Practice Note looks at:•when...
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisions
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges Department
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentIntroductionThis Practice Note looks at the circumstances in which a bankruptcy search...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissions
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....
Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status
Occupiers and overriding interestsOverriding interests are interests which are binding on property even though they are not shown on the register....
Lease surrenders
Lease surrendersWhat is a lease surrender?A lease surrender is a mutual agreement between the landlord and the tenant to bring the lease to an end...
A chargor (an individual) is granting a legal charge to a chargee (a company). Can an employee of the chargee witness the signature of the chargor?
Profits à prendre
Profits à prendreIntroduction — what is a profit à prendre?A profit à prendre is the right to take natural resources from another person’s land....
Implied easements—common law
Implied easements—common lawThere are three different ways by which an easement can be implied at common law:•necessity•intended use•the rule in...
Overreaching—sales by trustees of land
Overreaching—sales by trustees of landBroadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith...
Pre-completion searches
Pre-completion searchesThis Practice Note sets out the searches that should be carried out prior to completion (pre-completion searches), including...
Cautions against first registration
Cautions against first registrationA caution against first registration (referred to as a ‘caution’ throughout this Practice Note) is a means of...
Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purpose
Land charges—registration and purposeLand charges are registered to protect the interests, in unregistered land, of a person who does not hold the...
Sub-sales and assignments
Sub-sales and assignmentsA sub-sale is where A contracts to sell a property to B but, before completing the purchase from A, B then contracts to sell...
Associated legal terms
Articles of roup
Conditions applying to a sale by roup'>public roup (auction)
Progress of title
The series of title deeds, normally extending over at least ten years which prior to registration in the Land Register of Scotland, constitute a person's title to a land
Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
A public register which the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland must maintain from 27 June 2018 which must be available for public inspection and contain details of any application made by a community body constituted under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Part 3A to purchase abandoned, neglected and detrimental land under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (and also once in force, any application made by a community body to buy land for sustainable development under Part 5 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016).
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