The Weekly Law Reports
[2023] 1 WLR 3516
Court of Appeal
*Avon Ground Rents Ltd v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Co Ltd
[2023] EWCA Civ 616
2023 May 11; 30
King, Newey, Elisabeth Laing LJJ
Landlord and tenant— Right to manage— Qualifying tenant— Right to manage company seeking to acquire right to manage block of flats— Company giving notice of invitation to participate to shared ownership tenants holding leases granted for terms exceeding 21 years— Whether such tenants “qualifying tenants” by virtue of having “long leases”— Whether shared ownership lease “long lease” if tenant’s total share less than 100%—
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c 15), ss 76(2), 78