A breach of the covenant either against subletting or against assignment are uniquely not a breach capable of remedy, and the lease was subject to forfeiture.
Citations:
[1974] QB 575
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Akici v LR Butlin Ltd CA 2-Nov-2005
The tenant appealed against forfeiture of his lease for breach of a qualified covenant against assignment. It was said that the tenant had attempted to hide from the landlord the assignment of the premises to his company or its shared occupation. . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.216557
