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Property is one of the most complex areas of law. Some of it is rooted in ancient laws – but case law is constantly changing. The stakes are high, but research time is in short supply. Lexis+ Property brings all of the different sources you need together so you can find the answers you need, fast.

Transferring property

This topic includes a suite of Practice Notes and Precedents covering all aspects of the process of buying and selling land, including conditional contracts and contracts entered into by insolvency practitioners.

Leasing property

Commercial property is a staple for many property lawyers. Coronavirus has introduced changes for landlords and tenants – we’ve taken them and published a suite of precedent Pandemic lease clauses.

Property development

We have a broad range of Practice Notes and Precedents for this specialised and complex area. Structured logically – site acquisition, vacant possession, structuring a development project, overage, and rights of light.

Property disputes

Clear, concise practice notes have direct links to relevant cases, legislation, guidance and commentary. Our daily news feeds and weekly highlights keep you informed of new cases, and legislation.

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In practice, how are court documents filed and court fees paid in insolvency proceedings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?
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What happens in a commercial tenancy if, following the service of a tenant’s request for a new tenancy under section 26 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 which the landlord has opposed, the tenant does not renew before the date specified in the s 26 request?
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Accommodation in a private sector purpose-built student accommodation block is let on the basis that students rent their individual rooms with shared bathrooms and kitchens for a fixed term of a year at a rent. Student’s have keys for their own rooms but may be subject to the occasional room inspection. Would such lettings be classed as licences or leases?
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If, on the assignment of a lease for a premium, the rent under the assigned lease exceeds £1,000 a year, is the nil rate band waived in respect of the premium for the assignment for land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) purposes?
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Where a non-residential lease over land in Scotland (in respect of which stamp duty land tax (SDLT) was paid and a return filed) is varied in 2017 to extend the term (and reduce the rent), would the variation bring the lease within the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) regime even if the deemed new lease which arises as a result of the variation is not notifiable (because the term of the lease is only two years) and no LBTT is due (because rent over the extension is below the LBTT nil rate band)? The deemed new lease extends by tacit relocation. Is it correct that an LBTT return will be due where the effect of the tacit relocation is that it makes the deemed new lease, notifiable where it was not previously?
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Assignation of lease

The transfer of the interest of a tenant under a lease to a new tenant and/or the document by which such a transfer is effected. Landlord's consent is normally required. Assignation is completed only by intimation

Authorised Guarantee Agreement (AGA)

An AGA is an agreement whereby an assignor guarantees the performance by the assignee of the lease covenants from which the assignor has been released. It must be entered into where consent to assign is conditional on the assignor guaranteeing the performance of the tenant covenants by the assignee.

Private Rented Sector (PRS)

This term is generally when referring to the broader private rental market and is usually distinguished from mainstream BTR by the specific design and quality elements associated with BTR
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