For subscribers, the August 2020 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Analysing exceptions and reservations of mines and minerals – ARC Aggregates Ltd v Branston Properties Ltd.
Precision notices for a tenant’s right to break? GKN Aerospace Services Ltd v Duncan Investments Ltd.
Circumventing a Form A restriction – N3 Living Ltd v Burgess Property Investments Ltd.
A case on the validity of a GAGA – EMI Group Ltd v The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd.
Buyers with equitable liens exposed on insolvency – Duffy & Anor v MJF Pension Trustees Ltd & Ors.
The boundary condition in adverse possession claims – Dowse & Dowse v Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council.
Interpreting reservations in leases – Rees & Anor v Windsor-Clive & Ors.
Specifying breaches for forfeiture – Marchitelli v 15 Westgate Terrace Ltd.
Electronic communications code problems – Arqiva Services Ltd v AP Wireless II (UK) Ltd.
There is also commentary on legislative and practice changes, including:
New legislation extending existing planning permissions.
The new SDLT residential property holiday.
Changed residential rates for Land Transaction Tax in Wales.
A discretion to allow deferral of the Community Infrastructure Levy.
The SDLT non-UK resident surcharge applying from April 2021.
The SDLT additional homes surcharge – exceptional circumstances.
SDLT & ATED – relief for housing co-operatives.
Residential leasehold – Law Commission reports.
A consideration of CVAs, the 1954 Act and ground (g).
HM Land Registry’s introduction of electronic signatures.
Varying leases: SDLT and VAT.
VAT on property search fees.
Published on 3 August 2020.
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