A mortgagor in possession continues to have a legal right to receive the rents in his own name. However since he had no legal interest in the reversion, he could not forfeit for breach of covenants in the lease.
Judges:
Alderson B
Citations:
(1853) 9 Exch 14
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Scribes West Ltd v Relsa Anstalt and others CA 20-Dec-2004
The claimant challenged the forfeiture of its lease by a freeholder which had acquired the registered freehold title but had not yet registered its ownership. The second defendant had forfeited the lease by peacable re-entry for arrears of rent, and . .
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Land, Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.276787
