CPI Update 131 – February 2015

For subscribers, the February 2015 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:Ramsay v Love – whether use of a signature writing machine can create a valid guarantee;Zinc Cobham 1 Ltd v Adda Hotels – a valid form of repeat guarantee under the 1995 Act;Reeves & Downing v Sandhu – release of a landlord on assignment of the reversion;Edwards v Kumarasamy – whether a landlord’s liability for repair requires notice;Hough v Greathall Ltd – what is the date for showing intention to redevelop under ground (f);Jackson v Sec. of State for Communities & Local Government – planning enforcement rules and deliberate concealment;Best, R (on the applic. of) v The Secretary of State for Justice – confirmation that criminal trespassing does not preclude acquiring title by adverse possession.In addition, there is coverage of:Changes to the insolvency rules where petitioning for bankruptcy.Energy efficiency and the proposal to publish non-domestic EPCs.Delay to the introduction of a new Electronic Communications Code.Protecting pubs that are Assets of Community Value.New CDM Regulations.A Ministry of Justice scoping study of boundary disputes.The Chancel Repairs Bill – it’s going nowhere.Releasing restrictive covenants.Assessing repairing standards.Land Registry addresses for postal applications.Professional conduct – reporting to lenders on SDLT avoidance schemes.Published on 1 February 2015.