Rescuing Uncertain Leases in English Law: A Study in Compatibility for Transplantation: Berrisford v. Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-2012
Abstract
The common law rule that requires certainty in the terminus of leasehold estates has been the subject of trenchant criticism even as it has been upheld repeatedly by the courts. In Berrisford v. Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd [2011] 3W.L.R 1091, the English Supreme Court has once again upheld the rule but has suggested that its harshness may be tempered by two different techniques. This note studies the viability of these techniques in Singapore and questions if the rule may be too severely criticised.
Keywords
Leases, Common law, leasehold, Supreme Court decisions, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Property Law and Real Estate
Publication
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
Volume
2012
First Page
481
Last Page
490
ISSN
0218-2173
Identifier
10.2139/ssrn.2255280
Publisher
National University of Singapore
Citation
LOW, Kelvin Fatt Kin and LEOW, Rachel.
Rescuing Uncertain Leases in English Law: A Study in Compatibility for Transplantation: Berrisford v. Mexfield Housing Co-operative Ltd. (2012). Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. 2012, 481-490.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1408