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Notice to quit served by buyer pre-registration was invalid (Stodday v Pye)

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Published on: 18 October 2016

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What are the practical implications of this case?
What were the facts?
What was the issue involved?
What did court decide?
What were the unsuccessful arguments?
AHA 1986—entitlement to rents
Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925)—entitlement to income
LRA 2002—owner’s powers
To what extent is the judgment helpful?

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Article summary

Property analysis: A buyer of a property served a notice to quit on an agricultural tenant, but at the time the notice was served, the buyer was not the registered owner of the property. The court held that the notice to quit was invalid as the buyer was not the legal owner of the land when it served the notice.

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