| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2001] All ER (D) 339 (Feb) |
| Court: | Chancery Division |
| Judge: | Lightman J |
| Representation | Michael Barnes QC and Joanne Wicks (instructed by Herbert Smith) for the claimant. |
| Simon Berry QC and Andrew P D Walker (instructed by Dechert) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 27 February 2001 |
Catchwords
Landlord and tenant - Reversion - Assignment - Release of covenants on assignment - Application to be released from landlord covenants - Obligation to remedy building work defects - Whether personal covenant capable of being released - , .
The Case
The personal covenant to remedy building work defects given by the first defendant was not capable of being released by the operations of and of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995.
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