The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 II SALE OF LAND ETC. AND CONVEYANCING COUNSEL E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 40 Section 2 inserted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rule 1(b), Sch. 4 Pt. 2

Scope of this Section E+W

40.15— (1) This Section—

(a) deals with the court’s power to order the sale, mortgage, partition or exchange of land; and

(b) contains provisions about conveyancing counsel.

(Section 131 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 provides for the appointment of the conveyancing counsel of the Supreme Court)

(2) In this Section “land” includes any interest in, or right over, land.

Power to order sale etc. E+W

40.16   In any proceedings relating to land, the court may order the land, or part of it, to be—

(a) sold;

(b) mortgaged;

(c) exchanged; or

(d) partitioned.

Power to order delivery up of possession etc. E+W

40.17   Where the court has made an order under rule 40.16, it may order any party to deliver up to the purchaser or any other person—

(a) possession of the land;

[F2 (aa) where the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 applies, possession of the dwelling;]

(b) receipt of rents or profits relating to it; or

(c) both.

Textual Amendments

F2 Rule 40.17(aa) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 22(2)

Reference to conveyancing counsel E+W

40.18— (1) The court may direct conveyancing counsel to investigate and prepare a report on the title of any land or to draft any document.

(2) The court may take the report on title into account when it decides the issue in question.

(Provisions dealing with the fees payable to conveyancing counsel are set out in [F3 paragraph 5.2 of Practice Direction 44.] )

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in rule 40.18 substituted (1.10.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.7) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1974), rules 2, 17

Party may object to report E+W

40.19— (1) Any party to the proceedings may object to the report on title prepared by conveyancing counsel.

(2) Where there is an objection, the issue will be referred to a judge for determination.

(Part 23 contains general rules about making an application)]