For subscribers, the August 2016 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Entering into land promotion agreements – Gladman Developments Limited v Sutton;
Enforcing covenants through building schemes – Birdlip Ltd v Hunter;
Other cases on restrictive covenants – San Juan & Robinson v Allen; Hussain, Re 23 Bartlett Close;
Landlords’ implied repairing obligations – Edwards v Kumarasamy.
In addition, there is coverage of:
Amended SDLT provisions in the Finance Bill 2016;
The new power to override rights (replacing section 237 TCPA 1990);
The problems arising out of tenants’ rights of first refusal;
A new notes from the Law Society on e-signatures for contracts and deeds;
SRA property fraud warning on bogus firms and CEO impersonation.
Published on 31 July 2016.
Property PSL