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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...
Property development agreementDate [date]Parties1[name of Owner] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number] whose registered office is at] [address] (Owner)2[name of Developer] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales with company registration number [number]
Do you have any information on the implications of building over a building line?A ‘building line’ is a prescribed frontage line for building in front of which no new building, other than a boundary wall or fence, may be erected.Generally, if a covenant to observe a building line has been broken,
Airspace development—guidance for landlords and developersThis Practice Note addresses the scenario where a landlord of a multi-occupied building (or their development partner) wants to add another storey of lettable space onto the top of the building. There are a number of legal traps that could
The ‘ad medium filum’ ruleThe ‘ad medium filum’ rule is a rebuttable presumption that an owner of land which abuts either:•a public or private highway, or•a non-tidal river or stream also owns the soil of the adjoining highway, or the bed of the adjoining river or stream, up to its centre line. A
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