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Landlord and Tenant Act 1987: mortgages and Part I

By: Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (8843) 29 October 1988, 64-68(2)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 Part 1 gives qualifying tenants of flats rights of first refusal on the landlord`s disposal of interest. Included in the list of exemptions in s4(2) is "a disposal of ....any interest under a mortgage". This article highlights the uncertainties caused by the wording of the exemption and how they could be used to avoid the requirements of the Act.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 Part 1 gives qualifying tenants of flats rights of first refusal on the landlord`s disposal of interest. Included in the list of exemptions in s4(2) is "a disposal of ....any interest under a mortgage". This article highlights the uncertainties caused by the wording of the exemption and how they could be used to avoid the requirements of the Act.