Wembley National Stadium Ltd v Wembley (London) Ltd and another [electronic resource]
Wembley National Stadium Ltd v Wembley (London) Ltd and another [electronic resource]
- 2007
[2007] EWHC 756 (Ch), 4 April 2007. By a transfer and lease, the first defendant sold the old Wembley Stadium and leased certain parking, access and other rights over its retained land to the claimant. The consideration for the lease included payment of a service charge. The first defendant subsequently transferred the freehold of land over which it had demised rights by the lease to the second to fifth defendants. The first defendant sought payment by the fifth defendants of sums allegedly due under the lease in respect of the service charge. The fifth defendants disputed its liability to pay. "Held": At all times since the grant of the lease, the first defendant had been bound by the lessor's covenants and entitled to the benefit of the lessee's covenants under the lease. The original contractual entitlement of the first defendant was not discharged.
WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM LTD V WEMBLEY (LONDON) LTD
LANDLORD AND TENANT (COVENANTS) ACT 1995
LAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925
SCRIBES WEST LTD V RESA ANSTALT
CLEVE HOUSE PROPERTIES V SCHILDOF
CAPITAL AND COUNTIES FREEHOLD EQUITY TRUST LTD V BL PLC
FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY V ROURKE
PLOUGH INVESTMENTS LTD V MANCHESTER CC
SCHALIT V JOSEPH NADLER
England--886-
[2007] EWHC 756 (Ch), 4 April 2007. By a transfer and lease, the first defendant sold the old Wembley Stadium and leased certain parking, access and other rights over its retained land to the claimant. The consideration for the lease included payment of a service charge. The first defendant subsequently transferred the freehold of land over which it had demised rights by the lease to the second to fifth defendants. The first defendant sought payment by the fifth defendants of sums allegedly due under the lease in respect of the service charge. The fifth defendants disputed its liability to pay. "Held": At all times since the grant of the lease, the first defendant had been bound by the lessor's covenants and entitled to the benefit of the lessee's covenants under the lease. The original contractual entitlement of the first defendant was not discharged.
WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM LTD V WEMBLEY (LONDON) LTD
LANDLORD AND TENANT (COVENANTS) ACT 1995
LAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925
SCRIBES WEST LTD V RESA ANSTALT
CLEVE HOUSE PROPERTIES V SCHILDOF
CAPITAL AND COUNTIES FREEHOLD EQUITY TRUST LTD V BL PLC
FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY V ROURKE
PLOUGH INVESTMENTS LTD V MANCHESTER CC
SCHALIT V JOSEPH NADLER
England--886-