Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993

Discharge of existing mortgagesE+W

11E+WWhere by reason of section 58(2) it is necessary to make any payment to discharge the tenant’s flat from a mortgage affecting the interest of any landlord, then if the competent landlord is not the landlord liable or primarily liable in respect of the mortgage, he shall not be required to make that payment otherwise than out of money made available for the purpose by the landlord so liable, and it shall be the duty of that landlord to provide for the mortgage being discharged.