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England & Wales · SRA / CLC firms

Forfeiture of superior lease indemnity insurance

A breach further up the chain of leases puts a superior lease at risk, and with it every lease carved out of it.

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Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Lenders covered
0
Handbook
UK Finance · Part 1 & 2

Part 2 of the UK Finance Mortgage Lenders' Handbook is amended by lenders without notice. Check the current version before relying on any requirement described here.

Cover

Loss to the underlessee if the superior lease is forfeited for a breach they had no control over.

Whether a policy is appropriate, and on what terms, is a matter for the conveyancer on the individual title. Premiums, limits of indemnity and exclusions are set by the insurer and are not reproduced here. Where a lender is involved, its own requirements on indemnity policies sit in Part 2 of the Handbook.

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