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Long Acre Securities Ltd v Electro Acoustic Industries Ltd

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (1990) 06 EG 103-104(2)Publication details: 1990Subject(s): Summary: CA 31 July 1989. Appeal by Long Acre Securities Ltd (L), against decision at Edmonton County Court, whereby the judge held that the tenants, Electro Acoustic Industries Ltd (EA), were liable to pay rent up to 25 March 1988 for premises known as Stamford Works , London N15. EA had a business tenancy for a term expiring on 25 March 1988. L served notice under section 25 of the 1954 Act to end the tenancy on 1 March 1989. EA responded by a notice under section 27(2) of the Act to end the tenancy on 25 March 1988. The question was whether the tenants were liable to pay rent up to 1 March 1989, under section 25, up to June 24 1988, when EA actually left the premises, under the section 27 (2), or up to 25 March 1988, the original contract date. The original judgement was that if the EA left on 24 June 1988, the original contractual date, they need give no notice at all, because the provision of the Act automatically fell away. Court decided the judges view was incorrect. It was inconsisten
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CA 31 July 1989. Appeal by Long Acre Securities Ltd (L), against decision at Edmonton County Court, whereby the judge held that the tenants, Electro Acoustic Industries Ltd (EA), were liable to pay rent up to 25 March 1988 for premises known as Stamford Works , London N15. EA had a business tenancy for a term expiring on 25 March 1988. L served notice under section 25 of the 1954 Act to end the tenancy on 1 March 1989. EA responded by a notice under section 27(2) of the Act to end the tenancy on 25 March 1988. The question was whether the tenants were liable to pay rent up to 1 March 1989, under section 25, up to June 24 1988, when EA actually left the premises, under the section 27 (2), or up to 25 March 1988, the original contract date. The original judgement was that if the EA left on 24 June 1988, the original contractual date, they need give no notice at all, because the provision of the Act automatically fell away. Court decided the judges view was incorrect. It was inconsisten