Law of Property Act 1925: Difference between revisions

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===Section 93===
===Section 93===


By contracting out of section 93 of the Act we can consolidate all [[security]] granted by a counterparty into a single [[security interest]]. Relevant if you have multiple charges, mortgages and security interests. You might not intend to - but you never know how a relationship can develop. If you don't disapply it, you could be left with parallel security interests - so you may lose out if there is an excess under one and a shortfall under the other (in that you may wind up as an unsecured creditor for that rump). There is no particular benefit to the client in resisting it, so HOLD THE LINE, TOTO.   
By contracting out of section 93 of the Act we can consolidate all [[security]] granted by a counterparty into a single [[security interest]]. Relevant if you have multiple [[charge]]s, [[mortgage]]s and security interests. You might not intend to - but you never know how a relationship can develop. If you don't disapply it, you could be left with parallel security interests - so you may lose out if there is an excess under one and a shortfall under the other (in that you may wind up as an unsecured creditor for that rump). There is no particular benefit to the client in resisting it, so HOLD THE LINE, TOTO.   


===Section 103===
===Section 103===


Section 103 predates the  cuddly consumer protection legislation we have nowadays. It is meant to stop aggressive mortgagees seizing mortgaged property before any breach by the mortgagor. It imposes grace periods which, by the atomic-clock-like standards of the modern finance industry, are positively heroic in length. ''Three months'', for example. Three cotton-picking ''months''.
Section 103 predates the  cuddly consumer protection legislation we have nowadays. It is meant to stop aggressive mortgagees seizing mortgaged property before any breach by the mortgagor. It imposes [[grace period]]s which, by the atomic-clock-like standards of the modern finance industry, are positively heroic in length. ''Three months'', for example. Three cotton-picking ''months''.


Prime brokers, of course, are a more genteel breed and typically the document would contain provisions protecting the client from the ravages of nasty Edwardian robber barons and Georgian loan sharks. Three months - I mean, come ''on''.
[[Prime broker]]s, of course, are a more genteel breed and typically the document would contain provisions protecting the client from the ravages of nasty Edwardian robber barons and Georgian loan sharks. Three months - I mean, come ''on''.


===Section 101===
===Section 101===
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The relevant paragraphs here are Sections 101(1) (i) and (iii): the powers to sell and appoint a receiver. These powers arise "when the mortgage money has become due". Generally under a [[Prime brokerage]] relationship liabilities become due immediately after execution of the agreement, so there is no need for due and unpaid money to acquire these two powers.
The relevant paragraphs here are Sections 101(1) (i) and (iii): the powers to sell and appoint a receiver. These powers arise "when the mortgage money has become due". Generally under a [[Prime brokerage]] relationship liabilities become due immediately after execution of the agreement, so there is no need for due and unpaid money to acquire these two powers.


a {{tag|prime broker}} generally won't be able to enforce security until there has been an [[Event of Default]] . It is key to be able to sell charged assets to a third party. Without this amendment selling the charged assets would be practically difficult as the purchaser would need to investigate whether an Event of Default had occurred. The effect of this clause is that the power of sale arises as soon as the agreement is signed.
a {{tag|prime broker}} generally won't be able to enforce {{tag|security}} until there has been an [[Event of Default]]. It is key to be able to sell charged assets to a third party. Without this amendment selling the charged assets would be practically difficult as the purchaser would need to investigate whether an Event of Default had occurred. The effect of this clause is that the power of sale arises as soon as the agreement is signed.
 
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