The landlord claimed for arrears of rent. The tenancy had been assigned quickly three times. The tenant argued that the landlord should be restrained from pursuing a remedy against the original tenant when, with the new alternative remedies against the second assignee and the surety, it was wholly unreasonable to pursue the original tenant.
Held: The tenant’s defence confused remedies available in cumulative and alternative fashions.
Judges:
Beldam LJ
Citations:
[1952] 21 EG 104
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Broadway Investments Hackney Ltd v Grant CA 20-Dec-2006
The respondent had taken a tenancy of premises from the local authority. The ground floor was for use as a shop, and the first was residential. He had previously taken a licence and had refurbished the premises. The authority sold the freehold to . .
Cited – Reichman and Another v Beveridge CA 13-Dec-2006
The defendants were tenants of the claimant. They vacated the premises and stopped paying the rent. The claimant sought payment of the arrears of rent. The defendants said that the claimants should have taken steps to reduce their damages by seeking . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 12 May 2022; Ref: scu.190047