Legal
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Weighing up wayleaves
Simon Bailey highlights the sometimes surprising problems encountered by occupiers and landlords when dealing with wayleaves, and offers advice on how best to deal with them
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Communicating the future
A new draft Electronic Communications Code has been published. Zoe Wright considers its pros and cons
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Rating revaluation
Mark Higgin and Richard Wackett open a new series of shorter articles by considering the possible future of business rates
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Identifying a building scheme
Andrew Olins discusses a recent case concerning building schemes involving restrictive covenants over 100 years old
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Bennett and another v Winterburn and another
Easements – Prescription – Rights of way – Owners of fish and chip shop claiming prescriptive rights of way on foot and with vehicles over car park – Whether erection…
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Tibber v Buckley and another
Leasehold enfranchisement – Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 – Collective enfranchisement – Leaseback – Claim by leaseholders to acquire freehold of property under Part I of 1993…
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R (on the application of Lenbsury Ltd) and another v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council
Town and country planning Development plan
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R (on the application of Lenbsury Ltd) and another v Richmond-upon-Thames London Borough Council
Planning permission – Metropolitan open land – Development plan – Appellant appealing against refusal of application for judicial review of planning permission for electricity generation facility – Whether respondent local…
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Francia Properties Ltd v Aristou and others
Landlord and tenant Quiet enjoyment
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Francia Properties Ltd v Aristou and others
Landlord and tenant – Quiet enjoyment – Derogation from grant – claimant landlord seeking declaration of entitlement to develop new flat on roof of block – Leaseholder with terrace and…
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A straightforward land promotion agreement can be made more simply than contracts for the sale of interests in land, if this is what the parties intend
Section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 imposes strict requirements that affect contracts for the sale or disposition of an interest land. Contracts that do not…
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R (on the application of Seiont Gwyrfai and Llyfni Anglers’ Society) v Natural Resources Wales
Environment – Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009 – Appellant notifying respondent of environmental damage caused to lake by discharge of waste by sewage treatment works – Respondent…