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The Meaning Of Yielding Up In Good Repair And Condition Where A Site Has Asbestos
A recent high court case looks at the meaning of yielding up in good repair…
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Land Registry Practice Guide 8 amended to further clarify electronic signature requirements and include example form of conveyancer’s certificate
The Land Registry (LR) has further amended section 13 of Land Registry Practice Guide 8: Execution of deeds (LRPG 8).
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Land Registry Clarifies a ‘wet ink’ signature is always necessary for a Form LL restriction
Land Registry updates Practice Guide 19 to clarify that a ‘wet ink’ signature is always necessary for a certificate required for a Form LL restriction
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Child Trust Fund and people who lack Mental Capacity
What happens if a young person does not have mental capacity to manage their entitled Child Trust Fund?
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Eviction proceedings postponed again – what does this mean for landlords?
The pandemic has resulted in a difficult time for the country as a whole. One of the Government’s ways of easing the economic troubles caused by the virus has been to postpone any possession claims from landlords that are looking to evict their tenants.
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Land Registry updates Practice Guide 19 to clarify its requirements relating to consents or certificates given to satisfy a restriction
Land Registry updates Practice Guide 19 to clarify its requirements relating to consents or certificates given to satisfy a restriction
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Disability Discrimination
Disability discrimination occurs when you are treated less favourably or put at a disadvantage for a reason that relates to your disability.
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Flying and Creeping Freeholds!
It is said, in the case of the ownership of freehold land, there is a presumption that it includes the surface and everything below and above it but there are of course some exceptions.
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Predatory Marriages – A Rising Issue
Care-workers and medical staff marrying their elderly patients, lonely spinsters and bachelors being whisked abroad by their dream partner 50 years their junior, or even just a seemingly happy but naïve friend tying the knot – a predatory marriage can take many forms. Unfortunately it is not common knowledge that entering into a marriage will revoke any Will you may have previously put in place. To the unaware or vulnerable person however, this could have devastating unintended effects on their assets after they die.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) – Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) and Mediation
ENE and Mediation are both forms of alternative dispute resolution, that is, a way of settling a dispute away from a court room trial.
