The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 contains safeguards to protect business tenants from agreeing to relinquish security of tenure without appreciating the consequences of their actions.
Option agreement – Option property including part of property let by first appellant to second appellant – Second appellant agreeing to surrender in event of exercise of option by respondents…
Option agreement – Enforcement
Option to purchase land – Defendant seeking to exercise option – Court ordering specific performance – Completion of sale not taking place on completion date specified in order – Claimants…
The Law Society’s advice to tenants on the subject of break clauses is: “Get one if you can. Try and make sure it is exercisable after a certain date, not…
Lease — Option — Right of pre-emption — Claimant selling lease through defendant at discounted price — Agreement giving claimant conditional right to purchase on death of individual — Whether…
In Malkinson and others v Secured Orchard Investments Ltd and another [2005] EWCA Civ 1509; [2005] PLSCS 229, the court was called upon to consider the construction of an option…
Outline planning permission authorises a development, often subject to reserved matters. Reserved matters can include the siting, design or external appearance of the building, its means of access, and landscaping.
Option agreement — Assignment of lease — Put option to take assignment of lease — Put option held by three parties — Lease registered in names of two parties –…
Option to purchase land — Formula for calculating price payable — Construction — Whether reference to “consent” of local authority restricted to planning consent — Understanding of reasonable man –…
Life tenancy — Planning permission to construct bungalow — Option to require surrender of tenancy if bungalow not built within three years — Whether option agreement procured by undue influence…