The September 2007 issue of the CPI Update contains:
Case law commentary on:
Patel v Chiltern Railway Co Ltd – Landlord and tenant; contracting out of the 1954 Act
Lyndendown Ltd v Vitamol Ltd – Landlord and tenant – Repairs and dilapidations
City Inn (Jersey) Ltd v Ten Trinity Square Ltd – Restrictive covenants; consent requirements
RHJ Ltd v FT Patten (Holdings) Ltd – Rights of light; reservation of rights to build
Fraser v Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance – Sale of land; rights of reverter
Scottish & Newcastle plc v Lancashire Mortgage Corp. Ltd – Proprietary estoppel; priority of charges
HSBC Trust Company (UK) Ltd v Quinn – Options – Legal formalities
Legislative developments in relation to:
Planning Gain Supplement – the Housing Green Paper
Land Registry consultation – developments in e-conveyancing
Building Regulations – enforcement of breaches
Residential service charges – service charge statements and bank accounts
Distress for rent – the Tribunal Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
Code for Leasing Business Premises – a Commercial Landlords Accreditation Scheme
Private rented sector – encouraging responsible letting
Finance Act 2007 – property tax points from this year’s Finance Act
Practical comment on:
SDLT – filing returns for complex transactions
SDLT – SDLT 5 Certificates
SDLT – Losing DAR – Effective date of a rectification
HIP regulations
Adverse possession, land registration, and the Pye case
And a consideration of the use of standard form certificates of title, and how to protect against false information.
Published 31st August 2007.
Property PSL