FTT allows SDLT repayment claim under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2003 (FA 2003) beyond time limit for claims made under FA 2003, s 44(9) (Candy v HMRC)
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...
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....
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
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...
Easements—obligations to repair and maintainThis Practice Note looks at where the responsibility lies for repairing and maintaining land which is subject to easements and at who is responsible for the cost of its upkeep particularly where there is no express agreement allocating responsibility for
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. Examples of profits include:•parts of the land itself such as sand, peat or minerals•products growing on the land such as grass or timber—this includes
Easements—nature and characteristicsNature of an easementAn easement is an incorporeal right enjoyed by the owner of a legal estate (dominant tenement) over land in the ownership of another person (servient tenement) that binds successors in title.Easements are usually positive, giving the dominant
Positive covenants—binding successors in titleA covenant is a form of contract. The doctrine of privity of contract establishes that the rights and liabilities created by a contract bind the parties to it but no-one else. However, in the case of a covenant relating to land, property law principles
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