Jennifer Chappell
BDB Pitmans LLP
Articles
170: Land Registry requirements for execution by corporate bodies
United Kingdom - July 17 2019 From 20 September 2019, the HM Land Registry will not accept the wording ‘signed as a deed’ in execution clauses for companies and LLPs where…
Sale of property not void for technical failure to comply with charity disposal rules
United Kingdom - June 27 2019 The case of David Roberts Art Foundation Limited v Riedweg saw the High Court decide that a contract for the sale of property by a charity remains…
What happens when a building is built to the wrong size?
United Kingdom - June 5 2019 In Mears Limited v Costplan Services, an agreement for lease for the development of two blocks of student accommodation could not be terminated by…
Breach of repairing covenant at Manchester’s tallest building
United Kingdom - May 9 2019 In Blue Manchester Limited v North West Ground Rents Limited, the tenant of a 999-year lease was successful in its claim against its landlord for…
Right to rent scheme breaches basic right to freedom from discrimination
United Kingdom - March 13 2019 The High Court has recently ruled that the Government’s ‘right to rent’ scheme is in breach of the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on…
