For subscribers, the September 2015 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Royal Mail Estates Ltd v Maples Teesdale – the dangers of pre-incorporation contracts;
Consortium Commercial Developments Ltd v ABB Ltd – loss of rent in a dilapidations claim;
Freifeld & Anor v West Kensington Court Ltd – forfeiture and windfall benefits;
K/S Habro-Gatwick v Scottish & Newcastle Ltd – leasehold liability for original tenants;
Chesterton Commercial (Oxon) Limited v Oxfordshire CC – liability for inaccurate replies to CON29 enquiries;
A2 Dominion Homes Ltd v Prince Evans Solicitors – protecting agreements for lease by notice;
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Bristol Rovers (1883) Ltd – conditional contracts;
Spielplatz Ltd v Pearson – fixtures and attachment to land;
Thorp & Anor v Abbotts – liability for misrepresentation.
In addition, there is coverage of:
The VAT position on energy saving materials.
Proposed relaxation of Sunday trading restrictions.
ATED – Updated information and forms.
The withdrawal of policy on affordable housing section 106 obligations.
Land registration and manorial rights. Prohibitions on alienation in commercial leases.
Pre-contract enquiries – Updated CPSE general enquiries and short-form CPSEs.
Land Registry developments: mortgagee sales and ACVs; postponement of legal charges; Form FR1 paper applications.
Residential property – CML insurance requirements.
Published 1 September 2015.
Property PSL