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Baker v Craggs: fundamental land law under the microscope
We do not get too many cases in which section 1 of the Law of Property Act 1925 is at the heart of the decision. In Baker & Anor v Craggs [2018] EWCA Civ 1126, the Court of Appeal has overturned the 2016 High Court decision (see CPI Update Issue 153 – January 2017).
When is a covenant not a covenant?
When is a covenant not a covenant? Perhaps when the judge decides it is an easement? In the recent case of Churston Golf Club v Haddock [2018] EWHC 347 (Ch), the court interpreted the language of a 1972 conveyance (which, for all the world, appeared to have imposed a covenant) and construed the drafting as having created an easement.
The pain of settlement: the EMI case and the 1995 Act
There was universal disappointment amongst those with an interest in commercial certainty and sensible development of the law when it was discovered that there was to be no appeal hearing in the case of EMI Group Ltd v O & H Q1 Ltd [2016] EWHC 529 (Ch). The parties have reached a settlement agreement.
Recent CPI Updates
For how long will AGA liability run?
The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 had, as its primary aim, the abrogation of the unjust rules of privity of contract in landlord and tenant law whereby a landlord could pursue a tenant for unpaid rent long after the tenant had assigned its lease.
Apportioning rent: Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas
One of the features of the recent Supreme Court judgment in Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Limited [2015] UKSC 72 was the unequivocal approval of the Court of Appeal decision in Ellis v Rowbotham [1900] 1 QB 740 on the liability of a tenant to pay, in full, rent reserved quarterly in advance.
Why landlords should really think about securing a release
The recent case of Reeves & Downing v Sandhu (2015) Ch D 13/01/2015 demonstrates why it really is a good idea for a landlord to seek a release from further liability to its tenant where the reversion is transferred.
Recent Q&A
What is meant by the phrase “public auction” in the exceptions to section 2 LP(MP)A 1989?
What is meant by the phrase “public auction” in the exceptions to section 2 LP(MP)A 1989? Is an online property auction a public auction?
Notice to Quit under s27(2) L&T Act 1954
1. Can a tenant serve Notice to Quit by e-mail when holding over on a commercial lease?
2. Do the Lease provisions or statutory provisions on Notices govern service in such cases?
Does an easement include a right to make a roadway?
Is it a rule of law that, where land has the benefit of a right of way, the dominant owner enjoys implied right to construct a useable road over the servient land?
Recent CPI Archives
CPI Update 188 - January 2020
The January 2020 issue of the CPI Update deals with the following cases:
Using CRAR and waiving forfeiture - Brar & Brar v Thirunavukkrasu.
The statutory incompatibility test for village green registrations - Lancashire CC, R (on the application of) v SSEFRA & Anor.
Easements for statutory undertakings - Bate v Affinity Water Ltd.
...and many more...
CPI Update 187 - December 2019
The December 2019 issue of the CPI Update deals with the following cases:
- Personal obligations in agreements for lease - Bella Italia Restaurants Ltd v Stane Park Ltd.
- Top-up clauses in rent deposit deeds - Shinners v London Trocadero (2015) LLP.
- Section 84 modification of old planning agreements - Payne v Maldon District Council.
...and many more...
CPI Update 186 - November 2019
The November 2019 issue of the CPI Update deals with the following cases:
- The remit of an expert under an option agreement - Great Dunmow Estates Ltd v Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd.
- Who confers rights under the Electronic Communications Code - Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd.
- Relief from forfeiture for licensees - Manchester Ship Canal Co Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd.
...and many more...