The merger of leasehold and ownership rights

This decision provides important insight into your family and property rights. Here is what it means for you.

The situation

As the merger of leasehold and ownership rights extinguished the right to the lease over the property of which the lessee becomes the owner, the works and improvements carried out by the lessee, which were to belong to the lessor at the end of the commercial lease, cannot form part of the base for registration duties, having failed to pass through the lessor's estate before the sale and thus to have constituted the subject matter of the transfer

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points to remember

• Strictly observe the statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, legal instruments, correspondence)
• Plan ahead: preventive legal advice is always cheaper than litigation

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