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Covenants Affecting Land


GBP45.00


Conveyancing and property


In stock


30 May 2008


RICS Books


9781842194096


Paperback
210 x 148 mm
270 pages

Covenants Affecting Land
A Practical Guide, 1st edition

Andrew Olins

Overview

Developers and surveyors are faced with a stark truth: having identified a site for development, they can invest considerable management time and professional fees to obtain planning permission; yet, if covenants exist and are threatened to be enforced, this investment could be worthless.

Covenants Affecting Land: A Practical Guide helps the reader to answer critical questions, such as:

  • What type of covenant is burdening the site?
  • Is this particular covenant enforceable?
  • If so, can it stop development of the site?
  • Can it be modified or discharged to enable the development to go ahead?
  • If so, what is the procedure and how much will it cost?

Using practical flow charts and essential case law for illustration, this approachable guide helps readers to put theory into practice and, in so doing, to understand the implications of purchasing such a site.

Covenants Affecting Land: A Practical Guide will be an invaluable resource for surveyors, developers and land buyers, APC candidates, and any readers seeking a better understanding of this complex area of the law.


Reviews

"Covenants are one of the aspects of property least understood by most surveyors and agents. At last we have an authoritative but readable book which unravels the mysteries. It is also a book I can confidently recommend some of my clients to read!"

Neil Altman of VDBM

About the Author

Andrew Olins is a solicitor in private practice and a partner in IBB. Andrew specialises in real estate litigation and resolves disputes in relation to the buying and selling of development sites where overage provisions, covenants and easements are in issue. He is a Professor of Land Law at Brunel University where he tutors part-time and is an ADR Group approved mediator. Andrew is also a member of the Property Litigation Association and the RICS Dilapidations Forum.