CPI Update - Issue 97 - January 2012

Posted by Alan_Riley on Mon, 02/01/2012 - 23:11

The January 2012 edition of the Commercial Property Information Update is published today on this website.

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The January 2012 issue of the CPI Update contains:

Case law commentary on:

Another loss for developers on the village green - Leeds Group plc v Leeds City Council;
What are the contractual implications of a non-payment of a deposit - Samarenko v Dawn Hill House Ltd;
The need for signed writing on the sale of land - Francis v F. Berndes Ltd;
Boundaries disputes - Drake v Fripp; Brown v Pretot;
Adverse possession, and the animus possidendi – Chambers v London Borough of Havering;
The effects of a vesting order following disclaimer - Fenland District Council v Sheppard;
Professional negligence in a free half hour interview? Padden v Bevan Ashford Solicitors;
An ECJ case on VAT and TOGCs - Finanzamt Ludenscheid v Christel Schriever;
Compliance with covenants - a Taylor Wimpey demolition story.

Legislative developments in relation to:
VAT zero-rating of 'extra care accommodation';
A DCLG consultation on extending the right to buy;
Part M of the Building Regulations and the Equality Act 2010.

Practical comment on:
Compensation for improvements under Part I LTA 1927;
A new Law Society Practice Note on lender requests for conveyancing files;
A new Law Society Practice Note on lasting powers of attorney;
An SRA update on sale and rent back agreements;
A Charity Commission update on business rates relief (or the avoidance of rates through meanwhile use leases);
A City of London Law Society draft opinion letter for use in corporate matters;

Published 2nd January 2012.