The landlord of premises held under long residential leases at low rents gave notice of its intention to sell the freehold. The tenant objected that separate notices should have been given for the several structures involved.
Held: Provided there was sufficient sharing of the joint structures by the separate tenants, the notices would be adequate.
Judges:
Geoffrey Vos QC
Citations:
Times 24-Mar-2004, Gazette 01-Apr-2004
Statutes:
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 1 3 5, Housing Act 1996 Sch 6
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Kay-Green and Others v Twinsectra Limited CA 15-May-1996
The former landlord had sold a number of buildings, some of which fell within Part I of the 1987 Act. The section 5 notice had not been served. The vendor had also failed to comply with his duty (under s 5(5)) to ‘sever’ the transaction, and sell . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 28 June 2022; Ref: scu.195017
