A ruling by a judge in London’s High Court is likely to prevent billions of euros being wiped off the value of the property industry. The court ruled that the use of a particular insolvency procedure would unfairly undermine landlords’ rights to receive rent from tenants. The ruling in a case involving Powerhouse, the electrical retailer, should make it more difficult for parent companies to refuse to meet the rental obligations of failed subsidiaries.
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