Queensway Marketing Ltd v Associated Restaurants Ltd
Queensway Marketing Ltd v Associated Restaurants Ltd
- 1988
- Estates Gazette (8832) 13 August 1988, 41-45(3) .
CA 24 March 1988. A third party had been leaseholders of a building and by a sublease dated April 1977 they sublet the ground floor and basement to the defendants (A) for a term of 20 years. In August 1979 A subunderlet this area to the plaintiffs till 1996, 10 days before the sublease was due to run out. The original underlease contained a covenant of quiet enjoyment . The problem arises in the subunderlease where it is unsure to whom the term `landlord` refers, the original landlords or those acting as landlords ie A. It was held that `landlord` applied to both the subunderlessors and the superior lesses . An appeal by the subunderlessors was dismissed.
CA 24 March 1988. A third party had been leaseholders of a building and by a sublease dated April 1977 they sublet the ground floor and basement to the defendants (A) for a term of 20 years. In August 1979 A subunderlet this area to the plaintiffs till 1996, 10 days before the sublease was due to run out. The original underlease contained a covenant of quiet enjoyment . The problem arises in the subunderlease where it is unsure to whom the term `landlord` refers, the original landlords or those acting as landlords ie A. It was held that `landlord` applied to both the subunderlessors and the superior lesses . An appeal by the subunderlessors was dismissed.