Chancery Division
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Lloyd and others v Nationwide Anglia Building Society
Two charges created over freehold land — Both charges registered on same day — Obligation to make further advances under defendant’s mortgage — Failure to note obligation on charges register…
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East Staffordshire Borough Council v Windridge Pearce (Burton-on-Trent) Ltd
Council operating open market — Nearby retail indoor premises converted into separate self-contained units — Short determinable subleases granted to traders to use units as indoor retail shops — Leases…
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Re AGB Research plc
Lease — Arrears of rent — Forfeiture of lease — Tenant company going into administration — Administrators offering to surrender lease — Premises vacated — Keys returned to landlord and…
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Tomlinson and another v Millins and another
Tenant holding under short lease having option to buy reversion – Option exercisable during the term – Lease providing for automatic determination should reinstatement be impossible following damage by insured…
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Ivory Gate Ltd v Capital City Leisure Ltd
Underlease — License — Open market rent — Whether arbitrator should disregard the effect upon rent of building works carried out pursuant to licence — High Court holding that such…
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Fiveways Properties Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment
Rent review — Hypothetical lease — Alienation clause — Conditions for assignment or underletting — Unqualified right to assign or underlet to other government departments — Qualified right to assign…
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Spiro v Glencrown Properties Ltd and another
Option — Exercise of option — Whether section 2 complied with — Whether option conditional contract or irrevocable offer — Option conditional contract for purposes of section 2
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Swan Hill Developments Ltd and others v British Waterways Board
Plans for major development — Land bordering canal — Canal constructed by virtue of private Act of Parliament in 1793 — Whether present owners of land entitled to exercise rights…
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Banner Homes Group plc v Luff Developments and another
Parties contemplating speculative purchase of development site through medium of new company to be jointly owned – Defendant forming company and acquiring site while provisions of draft shareholder agreement still…
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Jewelbaron Ltd v Johnson
Option to purchase — Expiration of option unless extended — Conditions for extension — Appeal or application for judicial review — Appeal lodged before option expired — Whether option holder…
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Robins and another v Berkeley Homes (Kent) Ltd
Land formerly part of estate — Parcels of estate sold off — Covenant to restrict one dwelling-house on each plot of land — Defendant seeking to build second house on…