For subscribers, the September 2015 issue of the CPI Update appears attached below, and deals with the following cases:
- Royal Mail Estates Ltd v Maples Teesdale – the dangers of pre-incorporation contracts;
- Consortium Commercial Developments Ltd v ABB Ltd – loss of rent in a dilapidations claim;
- Freifeld & Anor v West Kensington Court Ltd – forfeiture and windfall benefits;
- K/S Habro-Gatwick v Scottish & Newcastle Ltd – leasehold liability for original tenants;
- Chesterton Commercial (Oxon) Limited v Oxfordshire CC – liability for inaccurate replies to CON29 enquiries;
- A2 Dominion Homes Ltd v Prince Evans Solicitors – protecting agreements for lease by notice;
- Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Bristol Rovers (1883) Ltd - conditional contracts;
- Spielplatz Ltd v Pearson – fixtures and attachment to land;
- Thorp & Anor v Abbotts – liability for misrepresentation.
In addition, there is coverage of:
- The VAT position on energy saving materials.
- Proposed relaxation of Sunday trading restrictions.
- ATED - Updated information and forms.
- The withdrawal of policy on affordable housing section 106 obligations.
- Land registration and manorial rights. Prohibitions on alienation in commercial leases.
- Pre-contract enquiries - Updated CPSE general enquiries and short-form CPSEs.
- Land Registry developments: mortgagee sales and ACVs; postponement of legal charges; Form FR1 paper applications.
- Residential property - CML insurance requirements.
Published 1 September 2015.