The March 2009 issue of the CPI Update is attached below. Click on the attachment to open up the file. The update contains:
Case law commentary on:
The implications of non-disclosure in commercial property insurance – Ansari v New India Assurance Ltd;
Has a landlord a right to enter to drill bore holes? Heronslea (Mill Hill) Ltd v Kwik-Fit Properties Ltd;
Service charge disputes over promotion costs – Boots UK Ltd v Trafford Centre Ltd;
Licence to assign – requiring a continuing guarantee – Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co Ltd;
Rights to light and light obstruction notices – Salvage Wharf Ltd v G & S Brough Ltd;
Disability discrimination, and the need to make reasonable adjustments – Allen v Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ;
Open contract rules on deducing title – Ezekiel v Kohali (CA);
Adverse possession to highway land – R (on the application of Smith) v Land Registry.
Legislative developments in relation to:
Land Registration; first registration triggers applicable from April 2009
Apportioning for goodwill in relation to SDLT
Mortgage rescue schemes and the sale and leaseback sector
Gas Safety – CORGI to be replaced by the Gas Safety Register
New environmental regulations
Practical comment on:
Deferring consideration on the sale of land
Headline rent clauses
The 2008 update to the City of London certificate of title
Professional practice – VAT on disbursements
Mortgage repossessions – Mortgage rescue scheme
Lasting powers of attorney – Guidance on drafting
Published 1st March 2009.
Property PSL