Belvedere Court Management Ltd v Frogmore Developments Ltd
Belvedere Court Management Ltd v Frogmore Developments Ltd
- 1996
- Estates Gazette 1996 05 EG 131-140(10) .
CA 24 October 1995. Frogmore (F) contracted to purchase the leasehold interests of L in a block of flats, sublet to tenants. L did not serve notice on the tenants prior to contract. F served notice on the tenants and some tenants served counternotices. The majority of qualifying tenants wished to exercise their right of first refusal. They served a purchase notice on F nominating B as nominee purchaser. F denied the validity of the notice. CA considered an appeal by F as to whether B was entitled to acquire the interest acquired by F from L unincumbered by the leases subsequently granted to A Ltd. Appeal allowed to limited extent of varying the declaration so that B was entitled to acquire the 99-year lease acquired by F from L subject to the leases granted to A Ltd.
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1987 PART I
REVERSIONARY LEASES
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
TRANSFER OF LEASE
CA 24 October 1995. Frogmore (F) contracted to purchase the leasehold interests of L in a block of flats, sublet to tenants. L did not serve notice on the tenants prior to contract. F served notice on the tenants and some tenants served counternotices. The majority of qualifying tenants wished to exercise their right of first refusal. They served a purchase notice on F nominating B as nominee purchaser. F denied the validity of the notice. CA considered an appeal by F as to whether B was entitled to acquire the interest acquired by F from L unincumbered by the leases subsequently granted to A Ltd. Appeal allowed to limited extent of varying the declaration so that B was entitled to acquire the 99-year lease acquired by F from L subject to the leases granted to A Ltd.
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1987 PART I
REVERSIONARY LEASES
RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
TRANSFER OF LEASE