CPI Update 150 – October 2016

For subscribers, the October 2016 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
The unexplored remedy of a rentcharge owner – Roberts v Lawton;
Negligence in the giving of a certificates of title – Connaught Income Fund, Series 1 (in liquidation) v Hewetts;
Compensation for modifying restrictive covenants – In the matter of Sunita Surana’s application;
What is private dwelling use – Nemcova v Fairfield Rents Ltd;
Obtaining VAT zero-rating for residential supplies – Cavendish Green Ltd v Revenue & Customs Commissioners;
Recovery of legal costs through service charges – Sinclair Gardens Inv. (Kensington) Ltd v Avon Estates;
Recovery of administrative costs through indemnities – Fairhold Freeholds No.2 Ltd v Moody.
In addition, there is coverage of: New regulations for statutory redemption of rentcharges;
Royal Assent for the Finance Act 2016;
The introduction of a Land Transaction Tax Bill for Wales;
Consultation on planning law for Wales;
Amendment EPC regulations;
Dealing with a bankrupt seller;
Land Registry privatisation;
RICS guidance on dilapidation claims.
Published on 1 October 2016.