Prima facie, a lessor will be taken not to have intended to create a perpetually renewable lease, but the court will give effect to such if there is in the lease clear evidence of such an intention.
Citations:
[1801] 6 Ves 232
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Marjorie Burnett Ltd v Barclay ChD 12-Dec-1980
A lease was created of a shop, dwellings and out-buildings. By clause 6 the tenant had a right to renew the lease, with the new lease creating the same provision. The defendant claimed that as a perpetually renewable lease it took effect as a lease . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.259707
