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Property is one of the most complex areas of law. Some of it is rooted in ancient laws – but case law is constantly changing. The stakes are high, but research time is in short supply. Lexis+ Property brings all of the different sources you need together so you can find the answers you need, fast.
Transferring property
This topic includes a suite of Practice Notes and Precedents covering all aspects of the process of buying and selling land, including conditional contracts and contracts entered into by insolvency practitioners.
Leasing property
Commercial property is a staple for many property lawyers. Coronavirus has introduced changes for landlords and tenants – we’ve taken them and published a suite of precedent Pandemic lease clauses.
Property development
We have a broad range of Practice Notes and Precedents for this specialised and complex area. Structured logically – site acquisition, vacant possession, structuring a development project, overage, and rights of light.
Property disputes
Clear, concise practice notes have direct links to relevant cases, legislation, guidance and commentary. Our daily news feeds and weekly highlights keep you informed of new cases, and legislation.
Topics We Cover
Latest Property News
Homes England has published guidance on how to report unsafe building cladding using its ‘Tell us tool’ system. The guidance outlines who can submit...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has welcomed the introduction of the Building Safety (Wales) Bill, which establishes a new safety...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: Court of Appeal decisions on the Building Safety Act 2022 and historic service charges and...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a consultation on proposed commitments from seven major UK housebuilders following an...
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on proposed reforms to the community right to buy. The consultation seeks to streamline existing...
Latest Property Practice Notes
Building Safety Act 2022—role and impact of the Building Safety RegulatorFollowing the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017, Dame Judith Hackitt’s...
Energy performance certificates (EPCs)—what are they and when are they required?This Practice Note explains how energy performance in buildings is...
Prohibition of tenant feesThe Tenant Fees Act 2019 (TFA 2019), which came into force on 1 June 2019, prohibits landlords and letting agents from...
Alternate dispute resolution (ADR) in property disputes—ScotlandWhen disputes arise in property transactions, parties often have several options for...
Building Safety Act 2022—landlord and tenant cases trackerThe Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) case tracker is a list of key landlord and...
Latest Property Precedents
Deed of assignment of rent deposit deedDate [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number...
Overage deedDate [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose registered...
Overage deed—percentage of amount by which development receipts exceed a series of thresholdsDate [date]Parties1[name of Seller] [of OR incorporated...
Forward funding agreementDate [date]Parties1[name of Fund] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [number]) whose...
CGT—letter—election of main residence—principal private residence (PPR) relief—individualHM Revenue and Customs [Insert HMRC address][Insert date]Dear...
Latest Property Q&As
Featured Property content
Severance of a joint tenancy
Severance of a joint tenancySeverance is the process by which a joint tenancy is converted into a tenancy in common. It is a matter of evidence...
What is a certificate of title?
What is a certificate of title?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Indemnity covenants in property transfers
Indemnity covenants in property transfersThis Practice Note looks at when an indemnity covenant should be given in a transfer of land. For general...
Resulting trusts
Resulting trustsResulting trusts represent one of the three types of trust which do not require to be declared or evidenced in writing. The others are...
Reversionary leases
Reversionary leasesReversionary leases (or future leases) are granted to take effect in possession at a future date. This Practice Note looks at:•when...
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisions
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges Department
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentIntroductionThis Practice Note looks at the circumstances in which a bankruptcy search...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissions
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
Land registration—overriding interests, occupiers and interests which have lost overriding status
Occupiers and overriding interestsOverriding interests are interests which are binding on property even though they are not shown on the register....
Lease surrenders
Lease surrendersWhat is a lease surrender?A lease surrender is a mutual agreement between the landlord and the tenant to bring the lease to an end...
A chargor (an individual) is granting a legal charge to a chargee (a company). Can an employee of the chargee witness the signature of the chargor?
Profits à prendre
Profits à prendreIntroduction — what is a profit à prendre?A profit à prendre is the right to take natural resources from another person’s land....
Implied easements—common law
Implied easements—common lawThere are three different ways by which an easement can be implied at common law:•necessity•intended use•the rule in...
Overreaching—sales by trustees of land
Overreaching—sales by trustees of landBroadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith...
Pre-completion searches
Pre-completion searchesThis Practice Note sets out the searches that should be carried out prior to completion (pre-completion searches), including...
Cautions against first registration
Cautions against first registrationA caution against first registration (referred to as a ‘caution’ throughout this Practice Note) is a means of...
Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purpose
Land charges—registration and purposeLand charges are registered to protect the interests, in unregistered land, of a person who does not hold the...
Sub-sales and assignments
Sub-sales and assignmentsA sub-sale is where A contracts to sell a property to B but, before completing the purchase from A, B then contracts to sell...
Associated legal terms
Adverse possession
The means of acquiring title to land by long possession.
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries
The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are a suite of industry-standard pre-contract enquiries for commercial property transactions prepared by the London Property Support Lawyers Group and endorsed by the British Property Federation, comprising enquiries before contract for common transactions and requisitions on title (known as Solicitor’s Completion Requirements or SCR).
Private nuisance
The tort of interfering with the quiet enjoyment of rights over land belonging to another.
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