36 Relief in respect of mortgages etc on landlord's estate
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (1967 c 88) | Legislation

36  Relief in respect of mortgages etc on landlord's estate

(1)     Where at the passing of this Act—

(a)     a house is held on a long tenancy not having more than twenty years unexpired, or on a long tenancy capable of being determined within twenty years by notice given by the landlord; and

(b)     the estate of the immediate or a superior landlord is charged to secure payment of any sum (otherwise than by way of rentcharge), whether or not the landlord is personally liable as principal or otherwise for the payment of that sum;

then on an application under subsection (2) or (3) below the court may make such order authorised by the subsection as the court thinks proper for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating any financial hardship that might otherwise be caused by the rights conferred on tenants by this Part of this Act.

(2)

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