Assignment of Leases — SQE1 FLK2 Property Law and Practice

A tenant loses patience with a slow landlord, completes the assignment anyway, and discovers it has given away the lease but kept the liability.
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In this episode:
• Assignment transfers the whole residue; underletting keeps you in the chain
• Qualified covenants attract the reasonableness proviso; absolute ones do not
• Assigning in breach is effective, but costs you the statutory release
• An authorised guarantee covers the immediate assignee only
• Fixed charges need a prescribed notice within six months
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