For subscribers, the September 2021 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
•Acquiring easements by prescription – Hughes v Incumbent of the benefice of Saul & others.
•Assessing damages for unlawfully subletting – Almacantar Centre Point v CID Investments Ltd.
•Misrepresentation by a seller – Shill Properties Ltd v Bunch.
•Nuisance caused by noise – Jones v Ministry of Defence.
•Adverse possession where possession is abandoned – Daniell v Porthleven Harbour and Dock Company.
•Is a boathouse a fixture or a chattel? – Royal Parks Ltd v Bluebird Boats Ltd.
•Service charge drafting – Francis & Anor v Sandoz.
•Multiple dwellings relief for SDLT – Fiander & Brower v Revenue and Customs; Mason v Revenue & Customs.
There is also coverage of:
•A summary of responses to proposals for ring-fencing COVID-19 arrears.
•Opting to tax for VAT – end of temporary extension.
•Land Registry update on electronic signatures.
•Land Registry update approved mortgage deeds.
•Land Registry – depositing old title deeds.
Published on 28 August 2021.
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