CPI Update 240 – May 2024

For subscribers, the May 2024 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:

  • The extent of “the holding” under the 1954 Act – Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd v Medley Assets Ltd.
  • LTA 1987 rights of pre-emption – Donovan v Prescott Place Freeholder Ltd & Ors.
  • Actionable interferences with a right of way – Pincus v Johal & Anor.
  • Case law on service charge proportions – Howe Properties (NE) Ltd v Accent Housing Ltd.
  • More case law on service charge proportions – Fitzroy Place Residential Ltd & Ors v Lovitt & Ors.
  • Specific performance of conditional contracts – Valbonne Estates Ltd v United Homes Ltd.

There is also coverage of:

  • New planning enforcement periods for England.
  • Consultation on Land Transaction Tax reliefs for Wales.
  • Rent review assumptions about minimum energy ratings.
  • The Land Registry’s approach to discounts and incentives.

Published on 1 May 2024.