The April 2013 issue of the CPI Update contains:
Case law commentary on:
The registration of town or village greens – R (on the application of Newhaven Port) v East Sussex CC;
Residential service charge consultation dispensations – Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson;
Repairs and dilapidations – Sunlife Europe Properties Ltd v Tiger Aspect Holdings Ltd;
Land Registry rectification and adverse possession issues – Parshall v Hackney.
Legislative developments in relation to:
Company charges – the new regime for registration of charges at Companies House.
The Green Deal – official DECC guidance.
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings.
SDLT – retrospective reform of sub-sale/transfer of rights rules in the Budget 2013.
SDLT – abolition of Disadvantaged Areas Relief.
A new Law Commission paper on conservation covenants.
Practical comment on:
Agreements for lease, and the effect of a landlord’s transfer or tenant’s assignment.
Avoiding highway dedication.
Land Registry requirements for company charge registration.
Lasting power of attorney – changes to the registration process.
Residential tenancy deposit scheme providers.
Law Society practice note on responding to a financial crime investigation.
Published 1st April 2013.
Property PSL