Essexcrest Ltd v Evenlex Ltd: 1998

The parties wanted to enter into a business lease and to apply to the court for an order excluding protection under the 1954 Act. However they executed the lease and the tenant took up occupation before the order was obtained.
Held: There was nothing to indicate any conditionality in the arrangement. The parties had created a secure tenancy, and it was too late to apply for an oorder excluding it from protection.

Citations:

[1998] 1 EGLR 69

Statutes:

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.216571