The tenant was a secure tenant who surrendered his tenancy anticipating buying the freehold. The surrender went through but not the purchase. The tenant stayed in occupation.
Held: A statutory tenancy had come into being and proceedings were required to recover possession. A person who had contracted to buy the freehold reversion of a property with vacant possession came within the definition of ‘landlord’ in section 152 of the Rent Act 1977 as he was a person ‘deriving title from the original landlord following exchange of contracts’.
[1988] 1 WLR 410, (1987) 20 HLR 182
Rent Act 1977 152
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 16 November 2021; Ref: scu.245888
