Practical
s.23
s.24
Cornish v Brook Green Laundry Ltd
[1959] 1 QB 394 · Court of Appeal · 1959
The question
Does occupation under an agreement for lease, before any lease is granted, attract Part II protection?
What was held
Not of itself. Protection attaches to a tenancy; possession under an uncompleted agreement may give no protected interest.
For a landlord
Letting a tenant into occupation before completion creates uncertainty on both sides — document the basis.
For a tenant
Do not trade for long on an agreement alone. Completion is what secures the renewal rights.
The provisions this turns on
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- Lee-Verhulst (Investments) Ltd v Harwood Trust[1973] QB 204
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