CPI Update - Issue 85 - December 2010

The December 2010 issue of the CPI Update contains:

Case law commentary on:

• How prescriptive rights may arise if use is not properly monitored and licensed - London Tara Hotel Ltd v Kensington Close Hotel Ltd;
• A case analysing the decision in Good Harvest - K/S Victoria Street v House of Fraser (Stores Management);
• Rent review disregard of improvements - Sahota (Baljit Singh) v Rr Leisureways (Uk) Ltd;
• Ineffective notices to complete, and ineffective rescission - Oates v Hooper;
• Sale and leasebacks, and how to gauge the priority of interests - In the Matter of the North East Property Buyers Ltd Litigation;
• Exercising a put option to reacquire - Persimmon Homes Ltd v Bovis Homes Ltd;
• Market values on options to purchase – Multi-Link Leisure Dev. Ltd v North Lanarkshire Council;
• Residential tenancies and the tenancy deposit protection scheme - Tiensia v Vision Enterprises Ltd;
• Land registration: overriding interests through undiscovered actual occupation - Thomas v Clydesdale Bank plc and Bank of Scotland v Hussain.

Legislative developments in relation to:
CRC – a new consultation to deal with forthcoming CSR changes.
Community Infrastructure Levy – a government announcement, an overview and a summary document.
Planning - consultation on planning fee regime.
SDLT – the November Stamp Taxes Bulletin.

Practical comment on:
Easements – the problems of mortgaging in part.
Easements and covenants – how acquiescence may harm the availability of remedies.
Professional conduct – Law Society practice note on confidentiality in insolvency cases.
Evicting squatters - Government advice.

Published 30th November 2010.