LPC Law Notes Property Law and Practice Notes
A collection of the best LPC PLP notes the director of Oxbridge Notes (an Oxford law graduate) could find after combing through dozens of LPC samples from outstanding students with the highest results in England and carefully evaluating each on accuracy, formatting, logical structure, spelling/grammar, conciseness and "wow-factor".
In short these are what we believe to be the strongest set of PLP notes available in the UK this year. This collection of notes is fully updated for recent exams, a...
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Type of clause? | What does it do? | Landlord’s Concerns | Tenant’s Concerns | SC/SCPC/Statute? | Remedy for Breach |
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User Covenant | Restricts the tenant’s use of the premises Planning Legislation – tenant may not be able to carry out any building or other operations. Cannot make a material change in use of premises without obtaining planning permission Covenants affecting a superior title – restrictive covenants affecting the landlord’s reversionary title which bind tenant Common law restraints – law of nuisance may prevent tenant from using premises in such a way as to cause disturbance to a neighbour |
Ensure lease clearly states that any reference to the UCO is intended to refer to the Order as enacted at the time the lease was granted |
| Code cl.8 – landlords’ control over alterations and changes of use should not be more restrictive than necessary… Can define use by reference to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (UCO) | Landlord can claim damages for tenant breach of positive covenant Claim injunction for breach of negative covenant |
Absolute Covenant | Gives landlord absolute control over any change in the use of the premises in that it permits the tenant to use the premises for the purpose of the permitted use and no other Can only use premises in way not permitted by getting landlord to agree to a variation of the lease |
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Qualified Covenant | Allows tenant to alter the use of the premises from a permitted use to some other use with the landlord’s prior consent, usually required to be given in writing |
| No statutorily implied provision that the landlord’s consent is not to be unreasonably withheld S19(3) LTA 1927 Provided change of use will not entail any structural alterations to the premises, the landlord is not allowed to demand as a condition of his giving consent the payment of a lump sum or an increased rent BUT can insist upon payment of reasonable compensation in respect of damage to or diminution in value of premises or any neighbouring premises belonging to landlord Does not apply to agricultural or mining leases | ||
Fully Qualified Covenant | Allows tenant to change the use of the premises with the prior... |
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A collection of the best LPC PLP notes the director of Oxbridge Notes (an Oxford law graduate) could find after combing through dozens of LPC samples from outstanding students with the highest results in England and carefully evaluating each on accuracy, formatting, logical structure, spelling/grammar, conciseness and "wow-factor".
In short these are what we believe to be the strongest set of PLP notes available in the UK this year. This collection of notes is fully updated for recent exams, a...
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