Practice point
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PP 2003/55
Keep-open clauses. A recent decision from one of Scotland’s leading judges serves to widen the gap between the treatment of keep-open clauses in leases in Scotland and England.
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PP 2003/54
Recent development. Concerns over the public acquisition of rights over undeveloped land, which a developer may have purchased as part of a land bank, were allayed recently by the High…
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PP 2003/52
Yet another sale of part ends up being scrutinised by the Court of Appeal. Little wonder that exam questions have revolved around the subject for generations.
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PP 2003/51
In this year’s budget speech, Gordon Brown announced a new way of taxing leases, supposedly to tackle their use for avoidance and to promote a “level playing field” with the…
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PP 2003/53
The background to Parker v Parker [2003] PLSCS 191 could have been written by Agatha Christie: a castle; a so-called “ancient family”; and a bitter and apparently irreconcilable quarrel over…
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PP 2003/47
Q I am the manager of a small shopping centre. Over the last few weeks, campaigners have gathered in the centre to ask shoppers to sign a petition against a…
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PP 2003/50
Arbitrator’s powers. Both landlords and tenants might want to dig out the agreements for lease they have signed and have a close look at any arbitration clauses, following a recent…
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PP 2003/48
It’s not always possible to evict disorderly tenants. Landlords should take note of the recent case of North Devon Homes v Brazier [2003] EWHC 574 (QB); [2003] 22 EG 141.
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PP 2003/45
A new trade organisation, the Council of Property Search Organisations (CPSO), has been established to serve the property search industry. The industry has undergone a great deal of structural change…
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PP 2003/44
A recent rent review dispute has caused a stir. The dispute concerned Britain’s biggest selling broadsheet, The Daily Telegraph, huge sums of money and one of the country’s most prestigious…
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PP 2003/46
Major reforms of stamp duty are underway . Royal Assent to the Finance Bill is expected to be given on 10 July.