CPI Update 265 – June 2026

For subscribers, the June 2026 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:

  • Another registration gap case (on leasehold enfranchisement) – Bennets Courtyard Ltd v Bennets Courtyard Airspace Ltd.
  • Premiums demanded on assignment – Palmer & Ors v Council of the City of Plymouth & Anor.
  • 1954 Act, telecommunications and occupation of premises – EE Ltd & Anor v Clocktower Investments Ltd.
  • 1954 Act renewal options and section 28 – Caterpillar Property Ltd & Anor v Park Cakes Ltd.
  • Implied dedication of highways – Roxlena Ltd v Ramblers’ Association, R (on the application of).
  • Section 84 LPA 1925 – Butler v Flagship Housing Group.      

There is also coverage of:

  • Some impacts of the legislation on upward-only rent reviews.
  • The next steps in commonhold and leasehold reform.
  • A consultation response on land rights for electricity network infrastructure.
  • Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects.
  • SDLT tax adviser registration guidance.
  • Land Registry practice guide 68 update.
  • Land Registry practice guide 19 update.
  • Charities – guidance on disposals.

Published on 1 June 2026.