Freehold Restrictive Covenants - An Introduction to Navigating Breaches

Introduction

Breaches of freehold restrictive covenants affect a broad range of properties, from high-value new development projects through to residential neighbourhoods. Busy practitioners need to be able to risk assess breach-related disputes and confidently advise on enforcement options.

Breaches of freehold restrictive covenants often raise legal complexities that can easily turn into traps for the unwary. This webinar is intended to provide a practical roadmap through the various complexities that a practitioner may face when dealing with breaches. It will provide guidance on how to navigate the different categories of freehold restrictive covenants, and how they relate to the various benefits and burdens in land.

It is aimed at both junior property litigators who have ether no experience or limited experience of the topic, and more experienced property litigators who would benefit from a refresher.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Grasping key terminology and why it matters
• Understanding the difference between positive and negative covenants and how they affect enforceability
• How to assess whether the benefit and/or the burden of a freehold restrictive covenant has passed to successors in title
• Practical tips
• Remedies and avoiding enforcement mistakes

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 15th May 2025

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