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News & knowledge

Registering unregistered land – 5 benefits of land registration

Historically, all land in England and Wales used to be unregistered. When a property or land changed hands, lawyers would hand write documents transferring the property or land from one party to the other.

What does the new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) mean for landowners in Cornwall?

Landowners in Cornwall who are considering, or in the process of, selling land for the purpose of residential or commercial redevelopment, are likely to be affected by the new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) introduced by Cornwall Council on 1st January 2019.

The corridor tax? Problems in the world of business rates assessment

Do I really need to read an article about business rates? Well possibly. Read on.

Limiting liability and feckless fraud: the need for clear warranty claim clauses in your contract

The recent case of The Hut Group Limited v Nobahar-Cookson concerned whether a buyer’s warranty claim under a share purchase agreement was barred by contractual limitation of liability.

What is a material change for insurance purposes?

An insurance contract being a contract of “the utmost good faith” the insured must disclose to the insurer all “material” facts (and not misrepresent material facts). In deciding what is material a statutory definition says “every circumstance is material which would influence the judgment of a prudent insurer in fixing the premium or determining whether he will take the risk”.

A legal right to lay cable over a neighbour’s land – but there was still a problem

In a recent case of particular interest to developers, William Old International Limited v Arya, a developer was given by a neighbouring landowner the standard legal right to lay service media across the neighbour’s land.

Can the landlord object to the assignment of a lease to a brand new company?

The landlord is entitled to consider the financial strength of a proposed assignee. In a recent case Royal Bank of Scotland v Victoria Street (No 3) Limited RBS wanted to assign a lease due to expire in three years’ time.

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