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Scott v Southern Pacific Mortgages Ltd

[2014] UKSC 52
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A sale-and-leaseback arrangement cannot create an overriding interest for the vendor/lessee as no proprietary interest exists prior to registration of the purchaser's title.

Key Principle

A sale-and-leaseback arrangement did not create an overriding interest in favour of the vendor/lessee because the vendor's interest was not an interest subsisting at the date of registration of the purchaser's title.

Area of Law

property

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