‘As land lawyers know, but neighbours often do not, the title plan for a registered title at HM Land Registry is (unless it states to the contrary) “general” (Section 60(1)(2) Land Registration Act 2002).’
St Philips Barristers, 22nd February 2024
Source: st-philips.com
‘Jo Pickering, Aidan Dickinson, James Mallery-Nelson, Victoria Okafor and Christopher Watkins explore some of the main legislative changes brought in by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 which are set to impact the local government and property sector(s).’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Colin Ricciardello and Jonathan Blunden analyse the increasing number of challenges to councils’ use of s123 of the Local Government Act 1972 (the “1972 Act”).’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Catherine Craven and Jane Goodier round up the latest housing law cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A bank’s solicitor may owe a duty of care to the seller of the property when filling in Land Registry paperwork to change the register, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 16th January 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Hughes v Incumbent of the benefice of Frampton-on-Severn, Arlingham, Saul, Fretherne & Framilode [2021] UKUT 184 (LC), the incumbent of St James’s Saul, one of the churches in the Severnside group of parishes in Gloucestershire, applied to HM Land Registry in 2018 for a vehicular right of way for the benefit of the church over land belonging to the neighbouring property, a former school site next to the church. It was claimed that the track had been used by successive incumbents and their visitors – visiting clergy, people tending graves, and the funeral director – for more than twenty years for access to the grass where vehicles parked to gain access to the churchyard and church [7]. The neighbouring owners, Mr and Mrs Hughes (who had bought the property from the previous owners, Mr and Mrs West), objected, the matter was referred to the First Tier Tribunal pursuant to s.73(7) Land Registration Act 2002, and the FTT directed the registrar to register the easement [1]. Mr and Mrs Hughes appealed.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th August 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘John Clargo discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in Rittson-Thomas & Ors v Oxfordshire County Council [2021] UKSC 13 and its implications for “statutory reverters” under section 2 of the School Sites Act 1841.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 1st July 2021
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘This Commons briefing paper gives an overview of some commonly raised issues about land law.’
House of Commons Library, 8th June 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘HM Land Registry has launched its first Digital Identity Standard, which provides a step-by-step list of requirements for conveyancers’ use of digital services to verify their client’s identity securely and conveniently online.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In this post, Jessica Eaton, who is a trainee solicitor at CMS, comments on the unanimous decision handed down in February 2021 by the UK Supreme Court in the case of TW Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council and Anor [2021] UKSC 4.’
UKSC Blog, 2nd March 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A veteran solicitor did not confirm that his imprisoned client had given instructions to transfer a £300,000 property to his mother, with the client claiming after it happened that he knew nothing about it, a tribunal has heard.’
Legal Futures, 24th February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘AHigh Court judge has described as ‘utterly bizarre’ that a claim form was issued in a land ownership case on behalf of a claimant who had died almost 18 months previously.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A Supreme Court ruling on the status of privately owned land classified as a town or village green (TVG) does not clear up a fundamental general principle, a planning expert has said. The ruling in T W Logistics Ltd v Essex County Council and Ian Tucker, rejected a landowner’s appeal against the registration of a piece of land.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th February 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An area of concrete in a working commercial port was validly registered by a county council as a town and village green, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This case concerns the registration of land as a town and village green. The use of the phrase “town or village green” (“TVG”) conjures up a bucolic image of an area of grass where local inhabitants can walk and play. However, the land in this case is an area of concrete (the “Land”) in a working commercial port. The question for the Supreme Court is, has the Land been validly registered as a TVG?’
UKSC Blog, 12th February 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A Midlands firm which wrongly rated three property transactions as low risk has been fined £14,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th November 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Two applicants have been told they cannot claim adverse possession of council-owned land which is not adjacent to their own.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal in Dhillon v Barclays Bank Plc and the Chief Land Registrar [2020] EWCA Civ 619 has recently given judgment in an important case involving the rectification of the Land Register. It has given new guidance on the test of ‘exceptional circumstances’ in Schedule 4 of the Land Registration Act 2002. It has also repeated a warning to practitioners that pleadings should clearly identify the issues to be resolved.’
39 Essex Chambers, 1st July 2020
Source: www.39essex.com
‘This case tested the extent to which information contained on the face of the property register to registered leasehold estates can be relied on. It is the first time the High Court has specifically ruled on the question of whether the title plan and the floor level note on the property register are conclusive and can be relied on in isolation from the underlying lease, for the purpose of ascertaining the vertical general boundaries. The judgment confirms that the Land Registration Act 2002 does not modify the long-established principle that the general boundaries are determined by construing the lease itself. To that end, the lease is effectively incorporated into the register of title by reference and by HM Land Registry keeping a copy, so the description of the registered estate on the face of the property register does not stand in isolation and must be read in conjunction with the registered lease.’
Landmark Chambers, 1st June 2020
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
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