The May 2011 issue of the CPI Update contains:
Case law commentary on:
Deductible development costs in an options agreement – Woodford Land Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd;
Execution by companies under section 44 Companies Act 2006 – Williams v Redcard Ltd;
Undertakings to hold funds – Tradegro (UK) Ltd v Wigmore Street Investments Ltd;
Transferring registered land after a bankruptcy – Pick v Chief Land Registrar;
Land Registration Act 2002 adverse possession rules – Hopkins v Beacon;
Certificate of lawfulness of use – Welwyn Hatfield BC v Sec. State Communities and Local Gov.;
Duties under the Defective Premises Act 1972 for new dwellings – Jenson v Faux.
Legislative developments and practical comment on:
Town and Country Planning – consultation on change of use from commercial to residential;
Town and Country Planning – changed rules on demolition;
Investment sales and how arrears are treated at law and under the SCPCs;
Avoiding equitable easements;
Can a deed of rectification effect a surrender and re-grant?
City of London Law Society model service charge clauses;
RICS practice note on service charge handover.
Published 1st May 2011.
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