The May 2013 issue of the CPI Update contains:
Case law commentary on:
Land registration: another case involving void transfers – Park Associated Developments Ltd v Kinnear;
Whether a sale subject to an agreement for lease is a TOGC – The Royal College of Paediatricians v HMRC;
What is a hereditament for business rates? Woolway (Valuation Officer) v Mazars LLP;
Is an advance payment of rent a tenancy deposit? Johnson v Old.
Legislative developments in relation to:
SDLT recovery on incorrectly disallowed transfers of going concerns.
Judicial review – proposals for reform by the Ministry of Justice.
A new consultation on changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy.
New guidance for charging authorities on the Community Infrastructure Levy.
Reviewing economically un-viable affordable housing section 106 obligations.
The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
Practical comment on:
1954 Act lease renewals, and the terms of a new rent review clause.
1954 Act lease renewals and the effect of section 28 LTA 1954.
Statutory declarations claiming prescriptive rights.
SDLT treatment of tenancies at will.
SDLT treatment of variable or uncertain rents.
Land Registry change of practice on “price paid”.
Land Registry change of practice on enlargement of long leases.
Published 30th April 2013.
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