March 2018

20 Mar

Break notices and the registration gap: serving a break notice prior to new tenant’s registration.

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In Sackville v. Robertson [2018] EWHC 122 (Ch), the High Court considered a summary judgment application by a landlord arguing that a purported break notice served by an assignee of the tenant was invalid, as at the time of service of the break notice the assignment had not been registered at the Land Registry. The landlord (and claimant in the application) was known as Sackville. Robertson...