Toms v Ruberry

Subject Matter

LANDLORD AND TENANT — Forfeiture of lease — Re-entry — Right of re-entry for breach of covenant not enforceable until landlord serving on tenant notice specifying particular breach — Landlord alleging tenant in breach of covenant and serving notice — Particular breach relied on not specified in notice — Particular breach relied on not yet occurring — Whether right of re-entry arising — Whether notice valid — Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo 5, c 20), s 146(1)

[2017] EWHC 2970 (QB); [2018] 1 WLR 1138; [2017] WLR (D) 783, QBD

[2019] EWCA Civ 128; [2019] QB 937; [2019] 2 WLR 975; [2019] 3 All ER 170; [2019] WLR(D) 74; [2019] WLR (D) 74, CA

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)

[2019] EWCA Civ 128; [2019] QB 937; [2019] 2 WLR 975; [2019] 3 All ER 170; [2019] WLR(D) 74; [2019] WLR (D) 74, CA

Appellate History

Commentary

New Law Journal
Old meets new (2019) 169 NLJ 7839, p 13

Section 146: a modern interpretation (2019) 169 NLJ 7842, p 14