Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Autumn 2017 #169Lady Hood was the lessee of premises at 67 and 67A Chelsea Square, London SW3 (premises) which had been granted by Viscount Chelsea and Chelsea Land & Investment Company Ltd and Cadogan Holdings Company (Cadogan) on 21 September 1979 for a term due to expire on 25 December 2076 (head lease). By licence granted by Cadogan a reversionary sub lease of the premises was granted by Lady Hood to her sons on 19 June 1997 to commence on 25 March 2012 and to expire on 22 December 2076 (sub lease). Lady Hood as sub-lessor and her sons as sub-lessees respectively covenanted to perform and observ...
Natasha Rees examines a case that considers the status of a tenant where the lease is assigned in parts without the knowledge of the landlord ‘An assignment of part of the leased property by which the property is physically severed has the effect that the holder of each severed part has privity of estate with …
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