The tenants sought to acquire the freehold under the Act. The landlord sought to exclude the gardens and other appurtenancies.
Held: They had been included in the demise of the flats and were to be included in the title to be purchased. The l987 Act is ‘ill-drafted, complicated and confused’.
Browne-Wilkinson VC
[1991] 1 WLR 945, [1991] 3 All ER 661, Times 05-Apr-1991
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 12(1)
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Belvedere Court Management Ltd v Frogmore Developments Ltd CA 24-Oct-1995
Landlords had sold flats to Frogmore without serving a section 5 notice under the 1987 Act. Prior to receipt of a purchase notice, Frogmore granted certain leases in the block of flats to another party.
Held: The agreements were upheld, and . .
Cited – Dartmouth Court Blackheath Ltd v Berisworth Ltd ChD 27-Feb-2008
Tenants asserted a right of first refusal under the 1987 Act on a proposed disposal of the freehold. . .
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Updated: 13 December 2021; Ref: scu.194052