For subscribers, the May 2021 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
A landlord’s break clause in a long lease – Wigan BC v Scullindale Global Ltd.
Recent case law on recovery of COVID-19 rent arrears – Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbh v TFS Stores Ltd/Bank of New York Mellon (International) Ltd v Cine-UK Ltd.
Terminating an agreement for lease – Reaction Engines Ltd v BNP Paribas Depositary Services (Jersey).
Promptitude in seeking relief from forfeiture – Keshwala & Anor v Bhalsod & Anor.
Transitional adverse possession rules – Haandrikman v Heslam.
Consent to build under restrictive covenants – Savage v 60 Kent Road (Maintenance) Ltd.
Escheat when foreign companies dissolve – Lizzium Ltd v The Crown Estate Commissioners.
Rights of reverter under the School Sites Act 1841 – Rittson-Thomas and others v Oxfordshire County Council.
There is also consideration of:
Amendments to the Code of Practice on commercial rents during COVID-19.
A call for evidence on commercial rents related to the COVID-19 crisis.
Land transaction tax amendments for non-residential leases.
Residential development – a new property developer tax.
Rent suspension clauses in leases.
Published on 3 May 2021.
Property PSL