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Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing Trust

[2000] 1 AC 406
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK House of Lords
Year2000
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A grantor without a proprietary estate can create a tenancy as between the parties by estoppel, conferring exclusive possession at a rent for a term.

Key Principle

tenancy by estoppel; a landlord without a legal estate can still grant a tenancy

Area of Law

Property

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