For subscribers, the August 2024 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
- Repair and maintenance – Tower Hamlets LBC v Lessees of Brewster & Malting House.
- Renewal of electronic communications code agreements – Gravesham BC v On Tower UK Ltd.
- Habitats assessments for new development – CG Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State.
- Return of a deposit under a void contract for sale – Rarity Holdings Ltd v Parkhill.
- Exceptions and reservations of mines and minerals – Cleveland Potash Ltd v Drummond & Ors.
- Miscellaneous property tax cases (CGT, SDLT, ATED) – Nunn v Revenue and Customs; Revenue and Customs v Suterwalla; Hurst v Revenue and Customs;
- Investment and Securities Trust Ltd v Revenue and Customs.
There is also coverage of:
- Land Transaction Tax amendment regulations.
- Claimed easements as inchoate rights.
- Form TA6 for residential conveyancing.
- A new Land Registry practice guide on rights to light.
- Production of original deeds on first registration.
- FAQs on building safety on the RICS website.
Published on 4 August 2024.