The tenant sued his solicitor who had failed to make application to the court in time to secure his right to a new tenancy. As a result, the tenant had had to accept a five year contracted out lease, as opposed to a 10 year lease with a break clause.
Held: The damages were to be measured as the difference in value between the two leases, in this case set at pounds 100,000.
Citations:
[1993] 3 EG LR 159
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant, Professional Negligence, Damages
Updated: 10 September 2022; Ref: scu.216642