Hoffmann explained the case of Reeves v Pope: ‘The reasoning of the Court of Appeal was that a mortgagee or transferee of a property subject to a lease does not become entitled to the rents . . as an assignee [of] a chose in action by the original owner. What the original owner transfers to his mortgagee or to his transferee is not simply a right to receive the rent, which if it were an ordinary debt might be set-off against a cross-indebtedness by the transferor. It is the land itself. The mortgagee becomes entitled to collect the rent not as assignee of the rent but by virtue of having an interest in the land’.
Judges:
Hoffmann J
Citations:
[1992] BCLC 555
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Explained – Reeves v Pope CA 1914
The potential landlord agreed with the proposed tenant to build a hotel by a date, and the tenant agreed to take a lease when it was ready. The building was late in completion. The tenant took the lease but without prejudice to his claim for . .
Cited by:
Cited – Edlington Properties Limited v J H Fenner and Co Limited CA 22-Mar-2006
The landlord had assigned the reversion of the lease. There was an outstanding dispute with the tenant defendant who owed arrears of rent, but sought to set these off against a claim for damages for the landlord’s failure to construct the factory in . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 02 June 2022; Ref: scu.242646