CPI Update 244 – September 2024

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

  • Easements arising by prescription and the use of signs – Sagier v Kaur.
  • Remediation orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Secretary of State DLUH&C v Grey GR Ltd Partnership.
  • Using the Building Safety Fund – Redrow PLC & Ors, R (on the application of) v DLUH&C.
  • Evidence of boundary location – Charlton v Forrest.
  • Recovering landlord’s legal costs through a service charges – Thanet Lodge (Mapesbury Road) & Anor v Mirchandani.
  • Transfer of land by a donatio mortis causa – Rahman v Hassan.     

There is also coverage of:

  • The proposal to abolish the tax treatment of furnished holiday lets.
  • A consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework.
  • Whether or not leasehold covenants are personal obligations.
  • A new Land Registry Form RXC.
  • Land Registry guidance update on rentcharges.
  • Land Registry guidance update on identification evidence.

Published on 26 August 2024.