CPI Update – Issue 88 – March 2011

The March 2011 issue of the CPI Update contains:
Case law commentary on:
Incorrect break notice saved by estoppel – MW Trustees Limited v Telular Corporation;
Acquiring easements by prescription where land is let – Llewellyn v Lorey;
Easements void for infringing the rule against perpetuities – Magrath v Parkside Hotels;
Waiving performance of a condition – Irwin v Wilson;
Residential leasehold service charge consultations – Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson;
Upper limits of demised premises – Rosebery Ltd v Rocklee;
Adverse possession and land registration rectification – Baxter v Mannion;
Land registration rectification – Knights Construction (March) Ltd v Roberto Mac Ltd.
Legislative developments in relation to:
SDLT – higher rate for residential property;
Planning – pre-application consultation requirements;
Waterways – proposals to transfer out of state ownership;
CIL amendment regulations.
Practical comment on:
Franchise agreements – 1954 Act protection;
1954 Act – possession for redevelopment;
SDLT – changes to SDLT returns;
Land Registry – property fraud;
Land Registry – statements of truth;
Land Registry – prescribed forms;
Standard Conditions of Sale (5th Edition) – detail to be supplied next month.
Published 28th February 2011.