CPI Update 141 – January 2016

For subscribers, the January 2016 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
The Supreme Court decision in Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities;
Whether legal fees are recoverable through a service charge – Geyfords Ltd v O’Sullivan;
How subrogation rights might save defective security – Bank of Cyprus plc v Menelaou;
At what point is a re-mortgage transaction completed? Aldermore Bank Plc v Rana;
VAT zero-rating for conversion to residential – MacPherson v HMRC;
Management orders under section 24 LTA 1987 – Queensbridge Investments Ltd v Lodge;
Damages for landlord’s disrepair – Moorjani v Durban Estates Ltd.
In addition, there is coverage of:
The HM Treasury consultation on SDLT changes for 2016;
HMRC policy announcements on extended reliefs for SDLT and ATED;
The outcome of the BIS consultation on the implementation of rules relating to the register of company ownership and control;
Consultation on the NPPF;
Land Registry’s new approach to notifying of cancellation of applications;
Land Registry guidance on witnessing execution of deeds;
Minor changes to CML Handbook;
Law Society Practice Note on residential tenancy deposits.
Published 3 January 2016.