Head Leasing
- This is a tenant not directly connected to the landlord.
- A superior tenant, subletting to a sub-sub let tenant (inferior tenant) at the end of a chain of sublets is the end tenant.
- Sea also Let to let and head leasing.
- Some Universities rent properties from landlords that in turn let to student tenants - this is classic head leasing. Similarly a Company Let where the company let from the landlord and then to their employees. Care must be taken in this situation to avoid creating a tenancy with the member of the company as opposed to the company itself, as this could create a different tenancy than that intended with adverse legal ramifications including DPS
Published: 28 September 2015
Last Updated: 17 November 2021