Covenants
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St Modwen Developments (Edmonton) Ltd v Tesco Stores Ltd
Landlord and tenant – Covenants – Service charges – Lease providing for certification of service charges by borough treasurer of council lessors – Whether finance director of new landlord entitled…
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Blumenthal v Church Commissioners for England
Lands tribunal — Jurisdiction — Covenant in lease restricting use of property — Lease transferred subject to covenants — Tenant seeking modification of covenants — Whether covenants negative or positive…
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Iqbal and others v Thakrar and another
Lease of ground-floor premises — Landlord’s consent required for structural alterations — Whether refusal of consent unreasonable — Considerations to be taken into account — Appeal allowed
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BHP Petroleum Great Britain Ltd v Chesterfield Properties Ltd and another
Appellant landlord entering into collateral agreement with tenant – Landlord transferring interest in the property – Landlord seeking release from obligations under tenancy and serving notice upon tenant – Whether…
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Shade v Croydon London Borough Council
Plot bought from local authority restricted to garden use only – Buyer seeking release for urgent family reason – Authority demanding high price for release even though no benefit derived…
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Thamesmead Town Ltd v Allotey
Transfer of former Greater London Council housing estate – Communal areas – Service charge relating to communal areas – Defendant declining to pay service charge on ground that he had…
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Sheffield City Council v Jackson and others
Defendants buying property under right to buy legislation – Covenant in conveyance relating to service charges – Defendants refusing to pay charges – Challenge to covenant on ground of unreasonableness…
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Walker and others v Arkay Caterers Ltd and another
Leases – Restrictive covenants – Parade of shops – Landlords’ covenant in lease to second defendant not to carry on or allow restaurant use of other shops – First defendant’s…
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Crest Homes (South West) Ltd v Gloucestershire County Council
Council purchasing land and covenanting to build drainage system to accept surface water discharging from retained land – Developer purchasing retained land and applying for planning permission – Planning permission…
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Allied London Industrial Properties Ltd v Castleguard Properties Inc
Vendor conveying land to purchaser and retaining remainder of site – Mutual easements – Road running between purchaser and vendor’s land – Purchaser agreeing to pay for road widening if…
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EPI Trading Ltd v TRW Steering Systems Ltd and others
Transfer of land — Positive covenant — Covenantor taking covenant of indemnity from transferee — Further indemnity taken in subsequent transfers — Whether original covenantor liable
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R v Braintree District Council, ex parte Halls
Applicant exercising right to buy – Council conveying property subject to restrictive covenant – Applicant seeking release from covenant to sell part of land for development – Council requiring share…