A notice claiming a right to acquire new lease, but which specified a nominal rent when a full rent and premium was clearly expected to be paid, was not a valid notice and would be set aside. Citations: Gazette 25-Nov-1998 Statutes: Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 42 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord … Continue reading Cadogan v Morris: CA 25 Nov 1998
The tenant occupied a flat under a long lease at a low rent. She was entitled to acquire the freehold on payment of a premium and after following the procedure under the Act. The landlord served a purported counter notice which did not state in . .
‘This case concerns the proper interpretation of certain provisions of that [1993 Act] regime when after a claim to collective enfranchisement has been made and registered, the freeholder grants a 999 year lease of a part of the premises. In a thorough and thoughtful judgment in the Central London County Court, HH Judge Marshall QC … Continue reading Cadogan v Panagopoulos and Another: ChD 15 Mar 2010
The tenant had served a notice to purchase the freehold of the premises at pounds 100.00, a formal nominal figure. The landlord claimed that the notice was invalid. Held: The process was one of compulsory purchase. ‘The tenant is required to specify the premium that he proposes to pay. He did not do so; he … Continue reading Cadogan Estates Limited v Morris: CA 4 Nov 1998
Section 48 Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 – To Determine Terms of Acquisition In Dispute Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – LON – 00AE – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 17 October 2022; Ref: scu.626842
The claimants sought the enfranchisement of their properties in London. The freeholder claimed the benefit of the resident landlord exemption. Held: To succeed in the defence the freeholder had to establish one continuous interest by ‘the same person’ from the time when the property was converted into flats until the time of the enfranchisement application. … Continue reading Slamon v Planchon: CA 25 Jun 2004
The landlord sought a declaration as to the invalidity of a s42 notice. Citations: [2002] EWCA Civ 790 Links: Bailii Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 42 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.217254
UTLC LEASEHOLD REFORM – collective enfranchisement – price payable – whether hope value in respect of non-participating flats including caretaker’s flat – relativity – use of graphs or adjustment to market comparables to allow for benefit of Act – effect of user restriction upon rental value of caretaker’s flat – assessment of valuation evidence and … Continue reading Cadogan and Another v Cadogan Square Ltd: UTLC 21 Apr 2011
Leases and Licenses – direction to refuse application for registration of lease – void under 19(1) Citations: [2005] EWLandRA 2004 – 0953 Links: Bailii Statutes: Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 19(1) Registered Land Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.429536
UTTC LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – collective enfranchisement – acquisition of land and rights – acquisition of leasehold interests – interpretation – nominee purchaser with right to acquire leasehold interest – whether required to acquire totality of leasehold interest – whether entitled to chose to acquire only part of leasehold interest – appeal allowed – Leasehold Reform … Continue reading Hemphurst Ltd v Durrels House Ltd: UTTC 5 Jan 2011
Judges: Arden, Elias, Pitchford LLJ Citations: [2010] EWCA Civ 1471 Links: Bailii Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 Sch ^ Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 31 August 2022; Ref: scu.427370
UTLC LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – collective enfranchisement – whether price enhanced by value potentially available from a reconversion of the relevant building into a single house – extent of the additional value potentially realisable from such a reconversion – extent of risks regarding ability to obtain vacant possession and carry out such redevelopment including whether planning … Continue reading 31 Cadogan Square Freehold Ltd v Cadogan: UTLC 16 Sep 2010
The tenants gave a notice seeking to exercise their right to acquire the freehold building. The landlord challenged the validity of the notice saying that for a company tenant, the notice had been signed only by a director using his own name with the word ‘Director’. Held: Sections 99(5) and 13 made a distinction between … Continue reading Hilmi and Associates Ltd v 20 Pembridge Villas Freehold Ltd: CA 30 Mar 2010
Judges: Lloyd, Sullivan, Lewison LJJ Citations: [2013] EWCA Civ 90, [2013] 1 WLR 2842, [2013] L and TR 30, [2013] WLR(D) 81, [2013] 2 EGLR 97, [2013] RVR 232, [2013] HLR 25 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 21 July 2022; … Continue reading Kutchukian v John Lyon’s Charity, Trustees of The: CA 20 Feb 2013
Notices had been served by tenants under the Acts. The properties were on a large estate where the freeholds had been divided and assigned to different bodies, and there were inconsistencies in identifying the landlords. The landlords served a counter-notice but it misidentified the landlord. The landlord appealed a finding that his notice was invalid. … Continue reading Lay and others v Ackerman and Another: CA 4 Mar 2004
Citations: [2005] EWCA Civ 775 Links: Bailii Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 42 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 01 July 2022; Ref: scu.227956
Renewed application for leave to appeal against a finding that a notice served under the 1993 Act was invalid and ineffective. Judges: Tuckey LJ Citations: [2002] EWCA Civ 663 Links: Bailii Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 42 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 23 June 2022; Ref: scu.217158
Note: ‘In accordance with the well established principles of stare decisis the decisions of a higher court are binding on judges sitting in a lower court. This principle serves the interests of legal certainty: see Broome v. Cassell and Co [1972] AC 1027 at 1054. The needs of litigants and their advisers to know where … Continue reading Howard De Walden Estates Ltd and Another v Aggio and others; Earl Cadogan and others v 26 Cadogan Square Ltd: CA 24 May 2007
A headlessee can be a ‘qualifying tenant’ for the purposes of Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 1 of the 1993 Act. Citations: [1998] 2 EGLR 96 Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 101(3) Cited by: Cited – Earl Cadogan, Cadogan Estates Limited v Search Guarantees Plc CA 27-Jul-2004 The tenant of … Continue reading Crean Davidson Investments Ltd v Earl Cadogan: 1998
LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – Procedure – LVT’s power to dismiss application not pursued – Improper exercise of discretion – Right of appeal – Party who ‘appeared’ before Tribunal – Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, s.48 Citations: [2005] EWLands LRA – 29 – 2004 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Land Updated: 09 April … Continue reading Uta De Campomar and Another v Trustees of the Pettiward Estate: LT 1 Mar 2005
Calculation of premium on obtaining new long lease under 1993 Act. Citations: [2018] WLR(D) 42, [2018] EWCA Civ 35 Links: WLRD, Bailii Statutes: Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 04 April 2022; Ref: scu.604149
UTLC LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – Flat – extended lease – premium – apportionment of premium between freeholder and head lessee – whether no-Act assumption restricted to appeal flat – probability of receiving profit income above a threshold level – definition of net receipts – valuation treatment of initial ground rent – section 56 and Schedule 13 … Continue reading Crown Estate Commissioners v Whitehall Court London Ltd, Re Whitehall Court: UTLC 20 Jul 2017
UTLC LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – COSTS – in-house solicitor engaged in responding to seven near identical claims – whether hourly rate for solicitor in private practice applicable – appropriate rate – whether fee recoverable for solicitor to instruct valuer and consider valuation s.60 Leasehold Reform. Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 – appeal allowed [2015] UKUT … Continue reading Sidewalk Properties Ltd v Twinn and Others: UTLC 10 Mar 2016
LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – costs – ‘agreement’ as to costs – section 91(1) Leasehold Reform Housing Urban Development Act 1993 [2014] UKUT 422 (LC) Bailii Leasehold Reform Housing Urban Development Act 1993 England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: scu.554970
UTLC LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT – costs – whether freeholder can recover costs of managing agent in addition to those of solicitors and valuers in dealing with an enfranchisement notice – appeal allowed – First Tier Tribunal wrongly disallowed managing agents costs on the grounds the work could have been done by the freeholder without considering reasonableness … Continue reading Columbia House Properties (No3) Ltd v Imperial Hall Freehold Ltd: UTLC 3 Feb 2015
The landlords resisted a claim for enfranchisement saying that the appellants were no longer tenants under section 42 of the 1993 Act, the lease having expired. The property was made up of five flats, and was not itself a house. Held: The tenant’s appeal was dismissed. Paragraph 5 of the schedule 12 of the 1993 … Continue reading Ackerman and Another v Lay and others (Portman Estate Nominees (One) Ltd): CA 16 Dec 2008
The tenant had served a notice under the 2003 Act to acquire a new lease. The landlord in replying that he wished to redevelop the site, sought himself to define the extent of the ‘estate’ to include only the tenant’s apartment and a neighbouring one as ‘the whole or a substantial part of the premises … Continue reading Majorstake Ltd v Curtis: HL 6 Feb 2008
The company appealed against a refusal to refund Stamp Duty Land Tax in respect of two land transactions. They claimed entitlement to full relief as an enfanchisement. The initial notices had been given by an incorrectly formed RTE company. Though the property had been purchased by a compliant company, the notices were said to remain … Continue reading Elizabeth Court (Bournemouth) Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs: ChD 16 Oct 2008
The House considered the basis of valuation on an acquisition of the freehold reversion of a lease under the 1967 Act of the three elements, the rent, vacant possession after the lease, and the marriage or hope value of the two interests when merged, and particularly the last. Held: In relation to a valuation under … Continue reading Earl Cadogan v Pitts and Wang; Similar: HL 10 Dec 2008
The tenant had given notice under section 42 requiring a new lease. The landlord said it wished to redevelop the apartment by combining it with a neighbouring one. The issue was as to what constituted ‘any premises in which [Flat 77] is contained’ within s47(2)’. The landlord said that the phrase was general and could … Continue reading Majorstake Ltd v Curtis: CA 8 Aug 2006
In each case all or part of a building was let by a head-lease and then as self-contained units under sub-leases. The head lessees had served notices under the 1993 Act requiring new leases. The freeholder denied that they were qualifying tenants, either because there were a number of flats, or because the lease included … Continue reading Cadogan and others v 26 Cadogan Square Ltd, Howard de Walden Estates Limited v Aggio and others: HL 25 Jun 2008
The court was asked whether a caretaker’s flat was within the ‘common parts’ of the relevant premises for the purposes of Part I of the 1993 Act. . .
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