Continue reading "Collective Enfranchisement: Preserving development rights on leasebacks"
This post is only available to members.
Collective Enfranchisement: Preserving development rights on leasebacks
Martin Codd assesses the outcome of two recent decisions highlighting the complexities of leasebacks on collective enfranchisement claims ‘The leaseback provisions are mandatory for flats let under secure tenancies or by housing associations.’ Two recent cases heard in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) have highlighted the need for landlords and tenants to consider more carefully …
Cases Referenced
Cases in bold have further reading - click to view related articles.
- Cadogan & anor v Panagopoulos & anor [2010] EWCA Civ 1259
- Cawthorne & ors v Hamdan [2007] EWCA Civ 6
- Merie Bin Mahfouz Company (UK) Ltd v Barrie House (Freehold) Ltd [2014] UKUT 390 (LC)
- Queenbridge Investment Ltd v 61 Queens Gate Freehold Ltd [2014] UKUT 437 (LC)