The CA has recently heard a case involving right to buy succession. The appeal was referred to the CA by HH Judge Luba KC pursuant to CPR 52.23(a) after he gave permission to appeal. The important point of principle that the CA was asked to decide was whether a family member (B) of a secure …
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HMLR has updated PG19 (notices and restrictions). Section 3.7.3 has been amended to provide customers with clarification on the evidence required when a right to manage company has been appointed and an application is made to cancel a restriction relating to the management functions in a lease and now includes the following: ‘Cancelling a landlord/management …
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HMLR has updated PG8 (execution of deeds) by adding a new section 2.7 to give guidance where a deed has been executed by either a partnership or a limited partnership. This is a helpful section, which reads: ‘2.7 Partnerships 2.7.1 Partnerships A deed cannot be executed in the name of a partnership governed by the …
Practitioners may be pleased to note that HMLR has enhanced the portal by increasing correspondence available. Until recently, customers were limited to viewing items for review such as requisitions sent to them, information-only items which needed no action, and confirmation of requisitions that have been resolved. Note that now portal users are also able to …
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HMLR has produced some useful resources: Get information about property and land which sets out the basics on obtaining copies of registers and doing a SIM. Link: www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land. Search for land and property information – this is aimed at consumers and takes the user through the process to obtain a register. Link: www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry. Apply to …
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Conveyancing firms will not be surprised to read that the most risks revealed by the SRA AML report (above) relate to property work. The SRA states: ‘The area where we continue to see the most risks relating to money laundering is conveyancing. 73% of the SARs we submitted to the National Crime Agency during the …
Property practitioners will be aware of the furore created by the Law Society’s proposed update of the Property Information Form to the 5th edition. This update incorporates the material information requirements which estate agents are supposed to have been advertising since November 2023. The Law Society told CQS firms that using the updated form would …
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Note that from 2 December 2024 HMLR is changing its address. This might not seem that significant as most firms will use the portal but remember that HMLR will require original deeds to be sent to it for first registrations from 1 October 2024 (see our November edition (p8)). So, the HMLR postal address will …
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HMLR has updated PG31 (discharge of charges) to reflect how applications should be made using its digital systems. Section 6 now reads: ‘6. Electronic discharges An electronic discharge is a discharge of a registered charge sent electronically by the lender’s computer system direct to us. For an electronic discharge, the HM Land Registry computer system …
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HMLR has announced in a blog dated 14 November 2024 that it is simplifying the registration of personal covenants. The idea is to make such entries more consistent – the entry will appear thus: A [deed] dated [date] contains positive and/or indemnity covenants. Note: Copy filed. HMLR states that: ‘We will make this entry regardless …
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