Hutchison and Ors v B & DF Ltd [electronic resource]
Hutchison and Ors v B & DF Ltd [electronic resource]
- 2008
[2008] EWHC 2286 (Ch), 3 October 2008. Be cautious in negotiations to avoid legal commitments which are not wanted. The Court had to decide whether a legally binding lease had been granted in the face of conflicting accounts of negotiations. An airline food manufacturer (B) leased units on an estate owned by a property company (H). Due to local residents objecting to its activities, B moved premises when its lease with H expired in 2006 and took a lease on another factory. H argued that B had made verbal agreements to stay on the property for three years after 2006. Held: judgement for the claimant. The tenant B had made an oral agreement which was a binding commitment to the landlord and was ordered it to take the leases, as well as pay rent arrears.
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S25
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S24
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S27
LAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925 S2
LAW OF PROPERTY MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT 1989 S2
HUTCHISON AND OTHERS V B & DF LTD
England and Wales--1543-
[2008] EWHC 2286 (Ch), 3 October 2008. Be cautious in negotiations to avoid legal commitments which are not wanted. The Court had to decide whether a legally binding lease had been granted in the face of conflicting accounts of negotiations. An airline food manufacturer (B) leased units on an estate owned by a property company (H). Due to local residents objecting to its activities, B moved premises when its lease with H expired in 2006 and took a lease on another factory. H argued that B had made verbal agreements to stay on the property for three years after 2006. Held: judgement for the claimant. The tenant B had made an oral agreement which was a binding commitment to the landlord and was ordered it to take the leases, as well as pay rent arrears.
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S25
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S24
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S27
LAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925 S2
LAW OF PROPERTY MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT 1989 S2
HUTCHISON AND OTHERS V B & DF LTD
England and Wales--1543-