An agreement was made on January 26 1876 for a tenancy until Midsummer 12 months from February 14 1876.
Held: The agreement operated as a devise within the exception in section 2 of the Statute of Frauds.
Citations:
(1877) 2 ExD 355
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Long v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council ChD 20-Mar-1996
The parties had agreed for a lease, and the tenant entered possession, but no formal lease was executed. The tenant stopped paying rent in 1977 or 1984. He now claimed rectification of the registers to show him as proprietor. The landlord argued . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 01 June 2022; Ref: scu.263780
