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Land covenant don't mean nuthin'


Barlow

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An interesting case here, that could have deep resonations for others. Something called 'The Land Commissioner' has ruled that a covenant from 1988 is no longer in force.

Ruling in dispute over plans to build 12 homes on former Douglas estate

And 155 trees to be felled too.

 

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Not sure what resonations you think it might have, for anyone.

1. The person/company with the right to enforce the covenant ( which related to the number of buildings allowed to be erected on the plot ) discharged and released the covenant ( no doubt in exchange for payment ). So it ceased to exist.

2. the trees are a separate, planning, matter, and ongoing.

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There is a saying that lawyers are wrong 50% of the time.

Money will tip the balance though.

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31 minutes ago, Barlow said:

There is a saying that lawyers are wrong 50% of the time.

Money will tip the balance though.

Money possibly tipped the balance when the Deed of Release was entered into in 2021 and the covenant was removed.  What else do you think should have happened? The Land Commissioner should have declared the covenant still effective despite the parties having agreed that it should be removed and it being registered?  

John will correct me, but a covenant is between the parties to it, not third parties, and they cannot enforce it unless they have been made a party to benefit. 

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8 minutes ago, Gladys said:

Money possibly tipped the balance when the Deed of Release was entered into in 2021 and the covenant was removed.  What else do you think should have happened? The Land Commissioner should have declared the covenant still effective despite the parties having agreed that it should be removed and it being registered?  

John will correct me, but a covenant is between the parties to it, not third parties, and they cannot enforce it unless they have been made a party to benefit. 

Not quite. Estate covenants can be created, whereby all the people on an estate, buying from the same vendor can enforce against each other. They’re not easy to create, the courts interpret against them. Vipers nest of neighbour disputes.

Im presuming the three objectors thought they could enforce.

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2 minutes ago, La Colombe said:

Maybe we'll get some nice new pubs soon. 

Two things.

1. the brewery is still around to enforce and hasn’t released any of the covenants it imposed. This case has no relevance to the brewery covenants.

2. However, the brewery anti competition restrictive covenants have been cancelled by Act of Tynwald.

Keep up at the back.

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