Ambiguous wording in rent review clause (Court of Appeal) | Practical Law

Ambiguous wording in rent review clause (Court of Appeal) | Practical Law

First Property Growth Partnership v Royal and Sun Alliance Property Services Ltd, 27 November, 2002 (Court of Appeal).

Ambiguous wording in rent review clause (Court of Appeal)

Practical Law UK Legal Update 4-107-0269 (Approx. 3 pages)

Ambiguous wording in rent review clause (Court of Appeal)

by NATING GROUP
Law stated as at 29 Nov 2002 • England, Wales
First Property Growth Partnership v Royal and Sun Alliance Property Services Ltd, 27 November, 2002 (Court of Appeal).
The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court decision and has construed the ambiguous wording in a rent review clause as imposing an end date as well as a start date for service of a rent review notice. The clause effectively made time of the essence, resulting in the landlord losing its right to review the rent for that particular review period.