The task of interpretation a lease has to be carried out against the background knowledge which would reasonably be available to the contracting parties in the situation in which they were at the time of the execution of the lease, applying the ordinary words in the meaning then applicable.
Citations:
[1982] 1 WLR 887
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Spring House (Freehold) Ltd v Mount Cook Land Ltd CA 12-Dec-2001
A lease provided against the tenant leaving his goods outside the premises, and the landlords objected to motor vehicles being parked there.
Held: The words had to be interpreted in the light of the intentions of the parties at the time. Motor . .
Cited – Joint London Holdings Ltd v Mount Cook Ltd; Mount Cook Ltd v Joint London Holdings Ltd and Another ChD 2-Mar-2005
A lease created in 1950 included a covenant that the premises should not be used for the business of a ‘victualler, vintner, tavern keeper, vendor of malt liquor, restaurant or coffee house keeper’ without the landlord’s consent. Declarations were . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.184141
