CPI Update 232 – September 2023

For subscribers, the September 2023 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:

  • Modifying covenants for development – Great Jackson Street Estates Ltd v Manchester City Council.
  • A landlord’s break option in a 1954 Act renewal – BMW (UK) Ltd v K Group Holdings Ltd.
  • Buyer misrepresentation in a contract for sale – Shill Properties Ltd v Bunch.
  • Perpetuities still relevant for easements – Burras Otley Ltd v Johnson & Ors.
  • Restrictive covenants and the Braganza duty – Warwickshire College v Malvern Hills District Council.
  • Wild camping as a form of recreation – Darwall & Anor v Dartmoor National Park Authority.       

There is also coverage of:

  • Building Safety Act 2022 – amendments to regulations.
  • Building Safety Act 2022 – relevant certificates for leaseholder protections.
  • Building Safety Act 2022 – various commencements in Wales.
  • Planning – consultation on permitted development rights.
  • Hospitality – extension of powers for pavement licences.
  • Landlord break rights.
  • Building Safety Act 2022 – complying with lender instructions.
  • Land Registry – Practice Guide 11: official copies.

Published on 29 August 2023.