An artificial surrender of a head lease with the sole intention of defeating a sub tenancy was not effective and the subtenant became head tenant in their stead. The collusion defeated the ruse. ‘It is unilateral notices to quit that destroy sub-tenancies; it is unilateral acts determining the head tenancies that destroy sub-tenancies. Consensual acts done by arrangement between landlord and tenant do not, in my opinion, do so.’
Judges:
Sir Richard Scott VC
Citations:
Times 13-Jul-1998, Gazette 08-Jul-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 1118, [1999] 1 WLR 1109, [1998] L and TR 172, [1998] 4 All ER 179
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Brown v Wilson 1949
A subtenant’s lease is not protected under the Agricultural Holdings Act where the head lease is terminated by the landlord, but if the head tenant determines his own tenancy the sub-tenancy is protected and will be promoted in his stead: ‘the law . .
Cited – Pennell v Payne CA 1995
The operation of the break clause in a lease will (in the absence of provision to the contrary) have the effect of terminating not just the lease but also the underlease, and any inferior sub-tenancies. . .
Appealed to – Barrett and others v Morgan HL 27-Jan-2000
The landlord served a notice to quit on the head tenant under an understanding that the head tenant would not serve a counter notice. The effect was to determine the head and sub-tenancy. It acted as a notice to quit, and despite the consensual . .
Cited – Mellor v Watkins 1874
Allen held a yearly tenancy of premises subject to a yearly sub-tenancy of part. The sub-tenancy was afterwards acquired by the defendant. Allen surrendered his tenancy to the freeholder who re-let the premises to the plaintiff. Neither the tenancy . .
Cited – Phipos v G and B Callegari 1910
(Obiter) The service of an upwards notice to quit on a head landlord by a head tenant had the same effect on a sub-tenancy as a surrender. . .
Cited – Sparkes v Smart 1990
A notice to quit was served by the head landlord in collusion with the head tenant. . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Barrett and others v Morgan HL 27-Jan-2000
The landlord served a notice to quit on the head tenant under an understanding that the head tenant would not serve a counter notice. The effect was to determine the head and sub-tenancy. It acted as a notice to quit, and despite the consensual . .
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Agriculture
Updated: 19 November 2022; Ref: scu.144597