CPI Update 263 – April 2026

For subscribers, the April 2026 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:

  • What is a building for statutory pre-emption right purposes? – SGL 1 Ltd v FSV Freeholders Ltd.
  • Perpetuity rules in option to purchase – Crest Nicholson Regeneration Ltd v Calvert & Ors.
  • Section 28 LTA 1954 and options to renew – Park Cakes Limited v Caterpillar Property Limited.
  • Offers to settle rights to light cases – Cooper & Ors v Ludgate House Ltd.
  • What is a house for enfranchisement purposes – Sheppey Beach Villas Ltd v Taylor.
  • Horizontal boundaries Khosa & Anor v Ganesarayan & Anor.

There is also coverage of:

  • New regulations for disclosure of contractual controls.
  • Summary of responses to residential ground rents consultation.
  • Building regulation changes for Future Buildings Standards.
  • Points for consideration with options to renew.
  • New model (MCL) agreements for lease.
  • Starting date for conveyancing Form TA6.

Published on 31 March 2026.