For subscribers, the March 2017 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Duties of care in property fraud cases – Dreamvar (UK) Limited v Mishcon de Reya;
Termination of side letters to leases – Vivienne Westwood Ltd v Conduit Street Development Ltd;
Non-reliance clauses in leases – misrepresentation – First Tower Trustees Ltd v CDS (Superstores Int.) Ltd;
The effect of a right of waiver in conditional contracts – Anderson Properties Ltd v Blyth Liggins;
Checking easements for under-tenants – Balogun v Boyes Sutton and Perry;
Is occupation based on a lease or licence – Watts v Stewart.
In addition, there is coverage of:
Government guidance on the effect of the MEES Regulations.
Consultation on changes to the Land Registration Rules 2003.
A Community Infrastructure Levy review: the independent report to Government.
Further consultation on starter homes.
HMRC consultation on tobacco duty evasion.
Charges in debentures – who has priority?
The Land Registry’s view on the effectiveness of e-signatures.
Published on 1 March 2017.
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