CPI Update - Issue 74 - December 2009

The December 2009 issue of the CPI Update contains:

Case law commentary on:

• Using ground (g) (occupation) to oppose lease renewal - Patel v Keles;
• The express grant of an easement by way of an assent and will - Thompson v Bee;
• Land registration and an application of the general boundaries rule - Frazer v Brown;
• Landlord and tenant implications of the surrender of an underlease - BNY Trust & Depositary Co Ltd v Bourne End One Ltd;
• The duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Allen;
• Insolvency cases: rent liability in an administration - Lomas & Ors v RAB Market Cycles (Master) Fund Ltd;
• Insolvency cases: setting aside transactions defrauding creditors - 4Eng Ltd v Harper & Ors.

Legislative developments in relation to:
The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009.
VAT – change in the VAT rate.
VAT – residential service charges.

Practical comment on:
Agreements for lease – assigning the benefit of the agreement
Adverse possession – various miscellaneous points
SDLT – penalties for incorrect returns
Flood searches – the Land Registry’s new Flood Risk Indicator
Land Registry – ID requirements and unrepresented lenders

Published 30th November 2009.