Consideration for an agreement need not take a monetary form. As to section 2, Cross J said: ‘After all, one of the objects of the Act of 1948, as I understand the matter, was to give security of tenure to those actually farming that land, so that they should not be tempted to take the last halfpenny of profit out of it during the period for which they had a contractual right to remain in occupation, without regard to its future welfare after the date when they were liable to be turned out.’
Judges:
Cross J
Citations:
[1966] 1 WLR 1254
Statutes:
Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 2
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant, Agriculture
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.241598
