Abbey National Building Society v Maybeech Ltd

Subject Matter

LANDLORD AND TENANT — Forfeiture of lease — Relief from forfeiture — Mortgagee's charge over lease — Lessee's failure to pay maintenance contributions — Order for forfeiture of lease — Lessor re-entering into possession — Whether mortgagee's application for statutory relief from forfeiture too late — Whether equitable jurisdiction to grant relief — Law of Property Act 1925, s 146(4)

[1985] Ch 190; [1984] 3 WLR 793