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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
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: industry comment on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, publication of a...
Local Government analysis: The Upper Tribunal (UT) considered the definition of cooking facilities as part of the test for whether a building is an...
The British Property Federation (BPF) has published its annual analysis of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings for commercial buildings...
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published the Rent Standard 2026, which sets out the requirements governing how registered providers must...
Private Client analysis: In Conway v Conway, the High Court clarified the interplay between proprietary estoppel and the statutory formalities...
Latest Property Practice Notes
Property key future developments trackerOnce a development occurs, it is then moved to the relevant archive:•Property key future developments...
Renters' Rights Act 2025—key provisionsThis Practice Note sets out a broad summary of the main changes to residential tenancies to be made by the...
Higher rates of SDLT on additional residential propertiesThe higher rates surcharge of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) apply to:•purchases of certain...
Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016—terms of secure contractsFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025. For...
Habitats and wildlife issues for developersProtected areas and protected sitesUnder section 55(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA...
Latest Property Precedents
Conservation covenant agreementThis is the first draft of a precedent conservation covenant agreement, to be made under section 117 of the Environment...
Deed of covenant (imposing new covenants on land—restrictive or positive)Date [date]Parties1[name of Covenantor] [of OR incorporated in England and...
Board minutes for the approval of a company’s entry into loan and security documentsCOMPANY NUMBER: [insert company number][insert company name]...
Board minutes for the approval or ratification by a third party security provider of third party security for a loanCompany number: [insert company...
Contract for sale—residential registered freehold or leasehold property—incorporating the Standard Conditions of Sale (Fifth Edition—2018...
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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
Chattel
A physical object.
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs)
The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are a suite of industry-standard pre-contract enquiries for commercial property transactions prepared by the London Property Support Lawyers Group and endorsed by the British Property Federation, comprising enquiries before contract for common transactions and requisitions on title (known as Solicitor’s Completion Requirements or SCR).
Incorporeal hereditament
An intangible property right in land.
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