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Law of Property Act 2000
106Mortgagee accepting interest on overdue mortgage not to call
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106 Mortgagee accepting interest on overdue mortgage not to call
up without notice
(a) the mortgagor has made default in payment of the principal
sum at the expiry of the term of the mortgage or a period for
which it has been renewed or extended;
(b) the mortgagee has accepted payment of interest on the sum
for a period of not less than 3 months after the default was
made; and
(c) the mortgagor continues to perform and observe all covenants
expressed or implied in the mortgage other than the covenant
for payment of the principal sum,
the mortgagee is not entitled to:
(d) take proceedings to compel payment of the sum or for
foreclosure;
(e) enter into possession; or
(f) exercise a power of sale,
without giving to the mortgagor not less than 30 days notice of the
mortgagee's intention to do so.
(2) No purchaser from a mortgagee exercising the mortgagee's power
of sale is to be concerned to inquire whether the mortgagee has
accepted interest because of a default referred to in subsection (1).
(b) applies only if default has occurred after the commencement
(c) has effect despite any term of a mortgage to the contrary.