Chancery Division
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Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd v Leakcliff Properties Ltd
Tenants wishing to sublet premises — Landlords refusing consent on ground of detrimental effect on value of reversionary interest — Rent to be reserved under sublease believed by landlords not…
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Barrett (HMIT) v Powell
Taxpayer of retirement age surrendering protected agricultural tenancy for consideration of £120,000 and thereafter continuing to farm same land as licensee at-will – Whether disposal qualifying for CGTretirement relief
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London Residuary Body v Havering London Borough Council
Highway scheme — Compulsory purchase orders of London borough — Highway powers passed to Greater London Council — Notices to treat and to enter served by Greater London Council –…
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Hannon v 169 Queens Gate Ltd
Landlord and tenant – Covenant – Company formed for purpose of acquiring freehold of premises – Shares of company owned by lessees of flats in premises – Company obtaining planning…
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Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Commissioners of Inland Revenue
Sale of land — Conveyance — Stamp duty — Sale of plot of land — Buyer agreeing to pay seller to erect a building thereon — Sale of land completed…
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Habermehl and others v Attorney-General and others
Grant of site for specified purposes — Purposes ceasing — Grantees’ fee simple in site determined — Reverter of site — Grantees claiming adverse possession — Proceeds of sale of…
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Re Mirror Group Holdings Ltd
Assignment of lease — Payment of rent — Present tenant insolvent — Landlord seeking indemnity from original tenant — Whether original tenant entitled to benefit of covenant regarding future payment…
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Michaels and another v Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd and others
Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 – Tenants failing to assert right of pre-emption against transferee of block of flats – Tenants taking fresh proceedings against transferee and others alleging conspiracy…
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Sparkle Properties Ltd v Residential Developments Ltd and others
Landlords neglecting block of flats – Lessee obtaining court appointment of H as receiver and manager – H letting vacant flat on short lease at rack-rent – Landlords objecting to…
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Moss Bros Group plc v CSC Properties Ltd
Tenant of men’s fashion store in major shopping mall seeking consent to assign to electronic games retailer – Landlord refusing on ground that assignment and change of use would conflict…
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Parc Battersea Ltd and another v Hutchinson
Four-month business tenancy excluded from Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – Tenant purporting by oral agreement to sublet to defendant for term of not less than 16 months – Freeholder…
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Fuller and another v Judy Properties Ltd
Assignment without consent — Section 146 notice served on assignor — Landlord effects peaceable re-entry — Second section 146 notice served on assignees — Whether breach of covenant against assignment…