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Landlord and Tenant: A landlord had made oral agreements with a tenant for the grant of three year leases of industrial units. These agreements did not have to satisfy the requirements of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 section 2, in that they did not have to be in writing. This was because they ripened into legal leases when possession was taken as the three year terms created legal leases pursuant to section 54(2) Law of Property Act 1925.