A judgment is liable to be quashed where,

This decision provides important insight into your property law rights. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

A judgment is liable to be quashed where, without specifying either the nature, content or scope of the planning regulations which it finds to have been violated, it permits a neighbour of a housing estate to rely on non-compliance with the estate's covenants by reason of those planning regulations under which the covenants were drawn up.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points to remember

• Scrupulously comply with the statutory time limits for bringing proceedings
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, instruments, correspondence)
• Be proactive: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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