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About Property Law

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.

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Latest Property Q&As

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If a sales agreement is silent as to environmental liabilities, what is the position? If an actionable nuisance comes to light after the property has been sold (such as escape of water onto neighbouring property) who is liable; (a) the party that caused the nuisance, or (b) the owner of the property at the time the nuisance is discovered? Is there a Precedent contract clause which states that the seller retains liability for actionable nuisance, if it can be shown that they caused the issue?
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How do the conditions relating to a ‘qualifying lease’ under section 119(2)(d) of the Building Safety Act 2022 operate?
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How can an express declaration of trust be terminated if both parties wish to terminate it? The parties also wish to remove the relevant restriction from the land register by sending a Form RX4.
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Where the tenant of a long commercial lease dies, does the tenancy automatically terminate or does it vest in the tenant’s personal representatives?
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The freehold reversion of property is in the name of two registered proprietors one of whom has recently died. There is a Class A restriction on the register entries (the property to be held by them beneficially as tenants in common in equal shares). Can the sole surviving landlord enter into a licence to assign a lease of the property and any other supporting security documentation such as an authorised guarantee agreement and rent deposit deed? That surviving trustee/landlord’s affairs are dealt with under a lasting power of attorney. If that landlord does not have capacity can the attorney exercise such powers to deal with the licence to assign?

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