CPI Update - Issue 60 - September 2008

The September 2008 issue of the CPI Update is attached below. Click to open the attachment. This update contains:

Case law commentary on:

• Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd v Cobbe - Development land, proprietary estoppel and constructive trusts
• R (on the application of Lewis) v Redcar & Cleveland BC - Village greens and the effect of prohibition signs, and deference to other uses
• Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co. Ltd - Landlord and tenant – guarantees and other security for performance
• Asda Stores Ltd v Salya Investments Ltd - Rent review, and whether to disregard improvements
• Manton Securities Limited v Nazam - 1954 Act – Tenancy at will
• Tekegac v Emmott - 1954 Act – Section 26 request
• Platform Funding Ltd v Bank of Scotland plc - Professional negligence and property fraud – what is a surveyor’s duty of care?
• Anglo Continental Educational Group v Capital Homes - Sale of land – Implied term as to price
• Leonora Investment Company Ltd v Mott MacDonald Ltd - Landlord and tenant – Service charge

Legislative developments in relation to:
Land Registry changes – Amendments to the Land Registration Rules
Community Infrastructure Levy update – a DCLG policy statement
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 - a miscellany of provisions
The Commons Act 2006 - Registering common land and TVGs
Planning – the need for Environmental impact assessments
Planning consultation - Changes to PPS6: Planning for Town Centres
Property tax – Finance Act 2008 Royal Assent

Practical comment on:
Boundaries – Trespass; evidence of location
Easements – Varying the route
New homes – new rules for disclosure of incentives by housebuilders
Law Society Practice Note – Telegraphic transfer fees

Published 1st September 2008.