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008			090401t1989 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u31942
041			_aeng
245			_aLongman v Viscount Chelsea and Others
260			_c1989
350			_a0
490			_aProperty and Compensation Reports _v(1989) 58 PCR 189-200(12)
520			_aCA 10 March 1989 Appeal by Mrs Longman (L) from ChD decision dismissing her claim against Viscount Chelsea (C) for specific performance of an agreement to grant an extension of the existing term of a lease of a property which agreement expressed to be subject to the completion of the lease. In 1983 negotiations had been entered into for the surrender of K`s lease and its replacement by a new one. It was agreed that a premium of £20,000 should be paid and there would also be a ground rent of £200 subject to review. However, due to certain complications, it was not until 1986 that C`s solicitors were in possession of the new lease and a revised offer was made at a premium of £160,000, plus a ground rent of 2,000 per annum. This offer was not acceptable to L who sought an order compelling the grant of the new lease in accordance with the 1983 offer. ChD dismissed the claim and on appeal, CA held that an agreement subject to completion of a lease was not completed until formal exchange o
690			_aLANDLORD AND TENANT-CASE LAW-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c21434 _d21434