For subscribers, the February 2021 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
Drainage easements and riparian rights – Bernel Ltd v Canal and River Trust.
Waiver of the right to forfeit – Faiz v Burnley Borough Council.
1954 Act opposition to renewal – Kent v Guest.
Rent suspension clauses in leases – Chana v CC Properties (Yorkshire) Ltd.
The ability to register a Land Registry restriction – Sensar Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Chief Land Registrar.
Electronic Communications Code and 1954 Act rights – Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Ashloch Ltd & AP Wireless II (UK) Ltd.
There is also consideration of:
HMRC update on VAT on early termination fees.
A consultation to reform the Electronic Communications Code.
A right to regenerate (reform of the right to contest).
Residential leasehold reform of long leases.
New SDLT forms to deal with the 2% surcharge.
Land Transaction Tax transitional provisions.
Getting rid of a rentcharge.
Replying to Land Registry requisitions.
Law Society Q&As on electronic signatures.
Published on 1 February 2021.
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