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 News
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published its Property and Related Services Threat Assessment Report. The report forms...
This week's edition of Property weekly highlights includes: a look at the Law of Property Act 1925 in its centenary year, the latest HM Land Registry...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The High Court granted the applications of trustees in bankruptcy for orders under section 14 of the Trusts of...
Tax analysis: In Patel v HMRC, the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) dismissed the taxpayer’s appeal against an assessment for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation, seeking views on proposed changes to various permitted development rights in relation to air source...
Latest Property Practice Notes
Development documents—introductionProcurement structureAs shown in the Development procurement structure—chart the relationship between the third...
Glossary of Property TermsAAbsolute titleOne of the classes of title available in relation to registered land.NoteAbsolute title is the best class of...
Property key future developments tracker—2022 archiveAppeal casescol style="width: 33%;">What’s happening?When?Find out moreResidential ground rent...
Property key future developments tracker—2024 archiveAppeal casesWhat’s happening?When?Find out moreHMO—landlord liable for RRO despite company...
Property key future developments trackerOnce a development occurs, it is then moved to the relevant archive:•Property key future developments...
Latest Property Precedents
Preliminary enquiries on a sale of agricultural land—freehold and leasehold—short formRe: [description] (the Property)Seller: [name of Seller]Buyer:...
Preliminary enquiries in a sale of agricultural land—freehold and leasehold—long form for estates and large farms with dwellinghouses and farm...
Notice of assignment or transfer of reversion—residentialNotice of [assignment] [TRANSFER] [AND DIRECTION TO PAY FUTURE RENT] (Landlord and Tenant Act...
Farm Business Tenancy Agreement—term of not more than two yearsdate [date]Parties1[name of Landlord] [of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company...
Contract for sale—agricultural land—freehold, vacant possessionDate [date]Parties1[name of (first) Seller] [and [name of second Seller] both] [of OR...
Latest Property Q&As
Featured Property content
What is a certificate of title?
What is a certificate of title?A certificate of title (also known as a certificate on title) is a particular species of report on title.When...
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissions
Easements—LPA 1925, s 62 and permissionsSection 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925) (section 62) is, in essence, a word-saving device....
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisions
The Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition: 2018 revision)—a guide to the main provisionsThe Standard Conditions of Sale (SCS), currently in their...
Severance of a joint tenancy
Severance of a joint tenancySeverance is the process by which a joint tenancy is converted into a tenancy in common. It is a matter of evidence...
A chargor (an individual) is granting a legal charge to a chargee (a company). Can an employee of the chargee witness the signature of the chargor?
Title guarantee and covenants for title
Title guarantee and covenants for titleOn the disposition of a property (whether by way of conveyance, transfer or charge), the party making the...
Land charges—registration and purpose
Land charges—registration and purposeLand charges are registered to protect the interests, in unregistered land, of a person who does not hold the...
Overreaching—sales by trustees of land
Overreaching—sales by trustees of landBroadly, the doctrine of overreaching enables purchasers (which includes tenants and mortgagees) in good faith...
Resulting trusts
Resulting trustsResulting trusts represent one of the three types of trust which do not require to be declared or evidenced in writing. The others are...
Legal mortgages and legal charges
Legal mortgages and legal chargesThe terms ‘mortgage’ and ‘charge’ are often used as though they are interchangeable. Strictly speaking, they are not....
Indemnity covenants in property transfers
Indemnity covenants in property transfersThis Practice Note looks at when an indemnity covenant should be given in a transfer of land. For general...
Occupiers and overriding interests
Occupiers and overriding interestsOverriding interests are interests which are binding on property even though they are not shown on the register....
Concurrent and reversionary leases
Concurrent and reversionary leasesThere can be only one lease at a time giving a right to possession and occupation of property. Consequently, if a...
Implied easements—common law
Implied easements—common lawThere are three different ways by which an easement can be implied at common law:•necessity•intended use•the rule in...
Sub-sales and assignments
Sub-sales and assignmentsA sub-sale is where A contracts to sell a property to B but, before completing the purchase from A, B then contracts to sell...
Contracts for the sale of land—formation, signature and variation
Contracts for the sale of land—formation, signature and variationIntroductionA contract for the sale, or other disposition, of an interest in land is...
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges Department
Carrying out bankruptcy searches at the Land Charges DepartmentIntroductionThis Practice Note looks at the circumstances in which a bankruptcy search...
Guide to executing deeds and documents in property transactions
Guide to executing deeds and documents in property transactionsThis Precedent sets out precedent execution clauses for the types of entities most...
Associated legal terms
Chattel
A physical object.
Feu disposition
The deed by which the dominium utile in a property was transferred by the feudal superior (the owner of a superior feudal interest in land) to a vassal (the person entitled to the use of the land) prior to 28 November 2004, the date on which the feudal system was abolished in Scotland
Reversionary lease
A lease that takes effect at a future date.
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