Landlord and Tenant L3 Flashcards
Which Notice do you serve for a RR under an AHA 86 tenancy - 2
Section 12 - must be served 12 months in advance of the review date
What must a Section 12 Notice include for an AHA 86 tenancy - 4
Name of holding, landlord details, tenant details and date
Explain the Arbitration Act 1996
Rent is determined at the date it is payable not the date arbitration is awarded
What is the RR formula for an AHA 86 RR - 6
Assumed to be let to a competent tenant by a prudent willing LL
Terms of the tenancy
Character and situation of the holding
Productive capacity of the holding
Related earning capacity
Comparable lettings
When do you use the Agriculture (Maintenance, repair and insurance of fixed equipment) Regulations 1973 - 1
When the tenancy agreement is silent to repairs - Not in Wales
What superseded the Agriculture (Maintenance, repair and insurance of fixed equipment) Regulations 1973 - 1
Agriculture (Model clauses fixed equipment) (England) regulations 2015
Are the Model Clauses 2015 used when the TA is silent
Yes
Are the Model Clauses used if the TA mentions specific repairs
No - disregard Model Clauses
Which Model Clauses used if the TA references 1973 Model Clauses
1973 Model Clauses
Which Model Clauses are used if the TA references ‘1973 Model Clauses and future amendments’
Use 2015 Model Clauses
How would a LL serve a Notice to Quit on an AHA 86 tenancy - 2
By serving a S.25 notice giving 12 months notice
How would a tenant serve a counter notice to a Notice to Quit given by the LL in an AHA 86 tenancy - 1
By Serving a Section 26 notice
What is Case A in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 1
(Age) Retirement of smallholders at 65
What is Case B in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(Barn) Non-ag use
LL must have PP or PD - LL must prove immediate requirement for land
What is Case C in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(Crap Crops) certificate of bad husbandry
Not fulfilling responsibilities in accordance of good husbandry
What is Case D in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(Debt) failure to pay rent
LL can serve this if T fails to pay rent within 2 months of receipt of a N2P
What is Case F in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(Finance) insolvency of T
served if bankruptcy has been declared or a winding up order made
What is Case E in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(Irremediable breaches) Breaches
E.g. Sub letting/assignment without LL consent, illegal uses
What is Case G in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(Grave) Death of tenant
To be served within 3 months of notice of death
What is Case H in an incontestable Notice to Quit AHA 86 - 2
(HMRC) ministry of amalgamation
Must be given by a minister stating it is reshaping ag land
When do succession rights apply in an AHA 86 - 1
Only apply to tenant of ag holdings before 12th July 1984 - none after
How many successions are permitted - 1
Two successions
When must an application for succession be made under an AHA 86 tenancy - 1
Within 3 months after the date of death
What eligibility tests does a succession applicant have to pass AHA 86 - 3
Surviving close relative
Principle source of livelihood
Commercial unit test (being removed as of 01/09/2024)
What is a lease - 4
Have exclusive possession of a property
A contractual agreement
For a certain term
Rent payable
What is a licence - 2
A right to occupy
Doesn’t create a legal interest in the land
What does Street vs Mountford 1985 set out
Sets out the requirement of a lease (exclusive possession, certain term, rent)
What is the case which defines a lease
Street vs Mountford 1985