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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
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- 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)