For subscribers, the April 2017 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Establishing a lien for a deposit – Liquidators of Alpha (Student) Nottingham Ltd) v Wong;
Business rates reduction on redevelopment – Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v S J & J Monk (a firm);
A landlord’s refusal of consent to change use – Hautford Ltd v Rotrust Nominees Ltd;
Is a gate an actionable interference with an easement? Kingsgate Development Projects Ltd v Jordan;
Modifying restrictive covenants on an estate – Stafford Flowers v Linstone Chine Management Company Ltd;
Receiving notice of an adverse possession application – Best v Curtis (administrator of the estate of Curtis);
Correctly filing form NAP to oppose adverse possession – King v Suffolk County Council;
Signage to prevent village green registrations – TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council.
In addition, there is coverage of: SDLT – a delayed implementation of filing changes for SDLT.
The Consumer Code for Home Builders (4th Edition).
Ofcom consults on a proposed code of practice for the electronic communications code.
A final end to contaminated land remediation funding. Registration issues for equitable easements.
Land Registry guidance on transfers for complex transactions; easements; registrations of social housing providers.
Annual tax on enveloped dwellings – a new online service.
A Law Society practice note – who owns the file?
Published on 2 April 2017.
Property PSL