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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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Latest Property News
Property Disputes analysis: English property law periodically produces epoch-making decisions of the highest court. In years to come, Waller Edwards v...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced a package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), aimed at...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: publication of the second edition of the RICS service charge standard, pausing of the Law...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published the outcome to the consultation on Awaab's Law and timescales for...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published discussion paper DP25/2 to launch a public conversation on the future of the UK mortgage market....
Latest Property Practice Notes
2% SDLT surcharge for non-residentsSince 1 April 2021, non-UK residents that buy residential property in England and Northern Ireland pay a 2%...
SDLT—pre-completion transactionsIt was established under the stamp duty rules that relief should be available to a person who has contracted to buy an...
Taking security over landScope of this Practice NoteLand (or real property) is commonly offered as security for a loan. In this context, land has more...
Local authority rental auctions of vacant high street premisesSections 191–218 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA 2023) (Part 10)...
Applicable law—a guide for dispute resolution practitionersThis Practice Note explains what is meant by applicable law, also referred to in differing...
Latest Property Precedents
2% SDLT surcharge for non-residents—training materialsThese Training Materials cover the 2% stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge that applies from 1...
Licence to sub-underletDate [date]Parties1[name of Landlord] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose...
Report on title—short formProperty: [insert name and/or address of the Property] (‘Property’)Purchaser: [insert name, address and (if applicable)...
Report on title—long formProperty: [insert name and/or address of the Property] (‘Property’)Purchaser: [insert name, address and (if applicable)...
Report on title—grant of new leaseProperty: [insert name and/or address of the Property] (‘Property’)Landlord: [insert name, address and (if...
Latest Property Q&As
Featured Property content
Severance of a joint tenancy
Severance of a joint tenancySeverance is the process by which a joint tenancy is converted into a tenancy in common. It is a matter of evidence...
What is a certificate of title?
What is a certificate of title?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Indemnity covenants in property transfers
Indemnity covenants in property transfersThis Practice Note looks at when an indemnity covenant should be given in a transfer of land. For general...
Resulting trusts
Resulting trustsResulting trusts represent one of the three types of trust which do not require to be declared or evidenced in writing. The others are...
Reversionary leases
Reversionary leasesReversionary leases (or future leases) are granted to take effect in possession at a future date. This Practice Note looks at:•when...
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisions
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges Department
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentIntroductionThis Practice Note looks at the circumstances in which a bankruptcy search...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissions
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status
Occupiers and overriding interestsOverriding interests are interests which are binding on property even though they are not shown on the register....
Lease surrenders
Lease surrendersWhat is a lease surrender?A lease surrender is a mutual agreement between the landlord and the tenant to bring the lease to an end...
A chargor (an individual) is granting a legal charge to a chargee (a company). Can an employee of the chargee witness the signature of the chargor?
Profits à prendre
Profits à prendreIntroduction — what is a profit à prendre?A profit à prendre is the right to take natural resources from another person’s land....
Implied easements—common law
Implied easements—common lawThere are three different ways by which an easement can be implied at common law:•necessity•intended use•the rule in...
Overreaching—sales by trustees of land
Overreaching—sales by trustees of landBroadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith...
Pre-completion searches
Pre-completion searchesThis Practice Note sets out the searches that should be carried out prior to completion (pre-completion searches), including...
Cautions against first registration
Cautions against first registrationA caution against first registration (referred to as a ‘caution’ throughout this Practice Note) is a means of...
Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purpose
Land charges—registration and purposeLand charges are registered to protect the interests, in unregistered land, of a person who does not hold the...
Sub-sales and assignments
Sub-sales and assignmentsA sub-sale is where A contracts to sell a property to B but, before completing the purchase from A, B then contracts to sell...
Associated legal terms
Estovers
A Profit à prendre that allows its owner to take wood from another's land.
Flying freehold
A freehold created by the horizontal division of land.
Profit à prendre
A right to take from another person’s land something that is part of the soil or is on the soil and is the property of the landowner.
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