Statutes and Cases Flashcards
Proudfoot v Hart
An appropriate standard of repair is one that considers the age, character and location and is suitable for the class of the tenant that can reasonably be expected to occupy
Street v Montford
A licence is not a licence just because it says licence
Aslan v Murphy
A landlord having a key for the purpose of repairs/cleaning does not undermine exclusive possession if they never intend to use it
AG Securities v Vaughn
Need 4 unities to have a lease in a joint tenancy:
Posession
Interest
Title
Time
Antionades v Villiers
Exclusive possession is not undermined if there is no logical way of doing so e.g. studio flat
Section 3 LTA 1927
Allows tenants to carry out improvements even if expressly denied in lease:
must apply in court, must be reasonable and suitable, must be an improvement (lambert v woolworth), must not damage value of another of the landlord’s property
Thursby v Plant
A tenant under an old lease is liable on its covenants for the whole lease term
Section 79 LPA 1925
Original Tenant of old lease is liable for the whole lease term
Section 141 and 142 LPA 1925
Incoming landlord of new lease can sue/be sued on covenants that have reference to the subject matter of the lease
Section 3 and 5 LT (Covenants) Act 1995
Incoming Tenants on a new lease are automatically bound on leasehold covenants
Outgoing Tenants on a new lease are automatically released on leasehold covenants
Section 19(1)(a) LTA 1927
Qualified alienation covenants are automatically upgraded
Section 19(1)(a) LTA 1927
Qualified alienation covenants are automatically upgraded
Iqbal v Thakar
Its reasonable to withhold approval for improvements that require structural changes
Hui Chiao v Chiapua
A covenant “touches and concerns” the land if it affects the landlord in their capacity as landlord and the tenant in their capacity as tenant
Section 19(2) LTA 1927
Qualified alteration covenants are automatically upgraded
Moss Bros Group plc v CSC Properties
Its reasonable to withhold approval for assignment if the incoming tenant will break an established tenant mix policy
Ashworth Frazer v Gloucester City Council
Its reasonable to withhold approval for assignment if the new tenant would break a user covenant
International Drilling
It is unreasonable to withhold approval when:
- its not to do with L+T relationship
- increases landlord’s power
- detriment to tenant is worse than benefit to landlord
Section 1 LTA 1988
Landlord has a duty to respond to an assignment request in a reasonable time