The April 2008 issue of the CPI Update (see attachment below) contains:
Case law commentary on:
City Inn (Jersey) Ltd v Ten Trinity Square Ltd (CA) – Restrictive covenants, and requirements for consent.
RHJ Ltd v FT Patten (Holdings) Ltd (CA) – Rights of light; prescriptive grants, and the effect of reserving a right to build.
Dartmouth Court Blackheath Ltd v Berisworth Ltd – Pre-emption rights under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.
Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd (CA) – Interpretation and rectification of overage clauses.
Walker v Kenley – Interpretation of a trigger event for overage.
Chief Aribisala v St James Homes (Grosvenor Dock) Ltd – Sale of land; the return of a deposit under section 49(2) LPA 1925.
Shah v Colvia Management Co Ltd – Reasonable estate regulations in a lease.
Housden v Conservators of Wimbledon & Putney Commons – Easements: is there a capable grantor?
Legislative developments in relation to:
Property Taxes – Budget 2008
Budget 2008 – Self-certifiable transactions
Execution of documents – Foreign companies
Energy Performance Certificates – Transitional rules for commercial buildings
Home Information Packs – EPCs for new homes
Home Information Packs – Sustainability certificates for new homes
Land Registry – Electronic conveyancing
Planning – Appeals
Building Regulations – Time limits for enforcement
Building Regulations – The future of building control
Practical comment on:
Land Registry – ID Forms
Local Government Re-organisation – Disposals of land
Code for Leasing Business Premises – Supplementary documents
And a consideration of rent review issues arising following an insolvency, and the grant of an overriding lease.
Published 31st March 2008.
Property PSL