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A tenant of a shop had a verbal agreement with his landlord that he could store his bins in the landlord's neighbouring yard. The landlord owned the freehold of both the tenant's shop and the neighbouring yard in which the tenant stored the bins. The tenant has just renewed his lease and the landlord has now asked that he move the bins. Advise the tenant as to whether he can insist on continuing to store his bins in the yard.
A - No, because his license to store the bins can be revoked at any time.
B - No, because an oral agreement can never be enforced as an easement.
C - Yes, because he has a license to store the bins and this cannot be revoked.
D - Yes, because the license to store the bins became an easement when the lease was renewed.
A tenant of a shop had a verbal agreement with his landlord that he could store his bins in the land...
D - Yes, because the license to store the bins became an easement when the lease was renewed.
A client has created a tenancy of shop premises for a term of four years. The lease does not contain any easements. The client would like to know whether the Land Registry should be notified of the tenancy. Does the tenancy need to be registered?
A - Yes, because all leases for a term of more than three years must be registered.
B - Yes, because all commercial leases must be registered.
C - No, because commercial leases do not need to be registered.
D - No, because only leases for a term of more than seven years need to be registered.
A client has created a tenancy of shop premises for a term of four years. The lease does not contain...
D - No, because only leases for a term of more than seven years need to be registered.
A client is interested in buying a large house and running it as a guest house. The registered title shows a restriction, contained in a conveyance dated 1920, against using land as other than a residential dwelling for a single family. The covenant is expressed to be for the benefit of the land next door. Which statement best describes the legal position?
A - The client can apply to have the covenant modified to allow for the proposed use.
B - The client cannot run the house as a guest house.
C - The covenant is no longer enforceable because it pre-dates the 1925 legislation.
D - The client can only run a guest house with the consent of the owner of the land next door.
A client is interested in buying a large house and running it as a guest house. The registered title...
A - The client can apply to have the covenant modified to allow for the proposed use.