CPI Update 154 – February 2017

For subscribers, the February 2017 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Breaching covenants against parting with possession – Reiner v Triplark;
Interpreting underletting restrictions – Lunar Office SARL v Warborough Investments Limited;
Applying to modify restrictive covenants – Millgate Dev. Ltd v Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust;
Proper care in the context of rectification – Patel v Freddy’s Ltd;
New lease rents in 1954 Act renewals – Clear Call Ltd v Central London Investments Ltd;
Experts’ determinations of boundary disputes – Jones v Murrell.
In addition, there is coverage of:
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings – annual amounts for 2017/2018;
Redemption of rentcharges in Wales;
Replacement environmental regulations;
A call for evidence on limited partnerships;
Licences to sub-let and section 19(1)(b) LTA 1927;
VAT on CON29 and CON29O searches;
Land Registry cancellation procedures;
Land Registry practice on execution of deeds.
Published on 31 January 2017.