The Weekly Law Reports
[2019] 2 WLR 975
Court of Appeal
Toms
v
Ruberry
[2019] EWCA Civ 128
2018 Oct 25;
2019 Feb 8
2019 Feb 8
David Richards, Holdroyde, Nicola Davies LJJ
Landlord and tenant— Forfeiture of lease— Re-entry— Landlord’s right of re-entry or foreiture under lease for tenant’s breach of covenant— Statute providing such right not enforceable until landlord serving notice on tenant specifying breach of covenant complained of— Whether notice valid if given before contractual right of re-entry otherwise enforceable—
Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo 5, c 20), s 146(1)