For subscribers, the October 2024 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
- Judicial review of pre-commencement planning condition discharge – R (Friends of West Oxfordshire Cotswolds) v West Oxfordshire DC.
- Restrictive covenant enforceability – Hughes Family Property Co Ltd & Anor v No Defendant.
- Tenants’ break rights in 1954 Act lease renewals – Kwik-Fit Properties Ltd v Resham Ltd.
- Dispute resolution clauses in contracts for sale – Dandara South East Ltd v Medway Preservation Ltd & Anor.
- Is an agreement a lease or a licence? AP Wireless II UK Ltd v On Tower UK Ltd.
- Forfeiture for COVID-19 arrears – Leicester Square (2015) Ltd & Ors v Empire Cinema 2 Ltd.
- Procedural defects in right to manage claims – A1 Properties (Sunderland) Ltd v Tudor Studios RTM Company Ltd.
There is also coverage of:
- Land Registry fee increases.
- A Law Society consultation on climate change for conveyancers.
- An RICS consultation on the professional standard for service charges in commercial property.
- The Renters’ Rights Bill.
- Some lease term peculiarities.
- Updated Land Registry Practice Guide 35 on corporate insolvency.
Published on 30 September 2024.