The December 2012 issue of the CPI Update contains:
Case law commentary on:
A landlord and tenant repair and service charge dispute – Campbell v Daejan Properties Ltd;
Whether a right to repurchase is enforceable through a constructive trust – Groveholt Ltd v Hughes and Delbrook Properties Ltd;
The scope within which a court will imply reserved easements – Walby v Walby;
Easements by proprietary estoppel – Joyce v Epsom & Ewell BC;
Making binding oral land contracts through boundary agreements – Yeates v Line;
Land Registry jurisdiction on adverse possession – Swan Housing Association Ltd v Gill;
Standard rating VAT supplies in the self-storage business – HMRC v UK Storage Company (SW) Limited;
Beneficial ownership and the conclusiveness of a declaration of trust – Pankhania v Chandegra;
HMRC loses out in an SDLT sub-sale scheme case – HMRC v DV3 RS Limited Partnership.
Legislative developments in relation to:
VAT – a change of practice on TOGCs and long leases;
Planning – GPDO consultation;
Planning – planning appeals consultation;
Planning – revised planning fees;
Community infrastructure levy – amendment regulations in force;
Sale of land – auction guidance.
Practical comment on:
Priority searches in relation to sub-dispositions.
Landlord and tenant and the moment of passing legal title.
Land Registry – a slight change to identification requirements.
Published 2nd December 2012.
Property PSL