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What is a notice of assignment?

An assignment takes place when one party is holding a right to property, claims, bills, lease, etc., of another party and wishes to pass it along (or sell it) to a third party. As complicated as that sounds, it really isn’t. Strangely enough, many assignments can be made under the law without immediately informing, or obtaining the permission, of the personal obligated to perform under the contract. An example of this is when your mortgage is sold to another mortgage company. The original mortgage company may not inform you for several weeks, and they certainly aren’t going to ask your permission to make the sale.

If a person obligated to perform has received notice of the assignment and still insists on paying the initial assignor, the person will still be obligated to pay the new assignee according to the agreement. If the obligated party has not yet been informed of the assignment and pays the original note holder (assignor), the assignor is obligated to turn those funds over to the new assignee. But, what are the remedies if this doesn’t take place? Actually, the new assignee may find themselves in a difficult position if the assignor simply takes off with their funds or payment. They are limited to taking action against the person they bought the note from (assignor) and cannot hold the obligator liable. Therefore, it is important to remember that if any note or obligation is assigned to another party, each party should be well aware of their responsibilities in the transaction and uphold them according to the laws of their state. Assignment forms should be well thought out and written in a manner which prevents the failure of one party against another.

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THE NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT: A REFRESHER COURSE

Allen J. Heffner Nov 20, 2023

The Notice of Assignment is probably the single most important document for a Factor. Understanding what needs to be included in the Notice of Assignment, how to send it, and who to send it to can mean the difference between getting paid and not. Despite the fact that every Factor is (or should be) familiar with legal requirements relating to Notices of Assignment, we still find that many of our factoring clients who end up in litigation make basic mistakes relating to their Notices of Assignment. The article focuses on what information needs to be included in the Notice, who the Notice should be sent to, and how the Notice should be delivered.

What needs to be included in the Notice of Assignment?

To be effective, there is certain information that must be included in the Notice of Assignment. The Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) requires that the notice must:

• Notify the Account Debtor that the amount due or to become due has been assigned;
• Notify the Account Debtor that payment is to be made to the Factor;
• Reasonably identify the rights assigned; and
• Be signed by the Factor or its client.

The Notice of Assignment should also include a remittance address so the Account Debtor is informed how and in what manner the Factor should be paid.

Additionally, while not explicitly required under the current version of the UCC, Factors should include language in their Notice of Assignment that: (i) the Client has assigned all of its present and future accounts receivable to Factor; (ii) the Factor holds a first priority security interest in all of the client’s accounts receivable; and (iii) all payments owing to the client must be paid to the Factor.

Who should the Notice of Assignment be sent to?

Notices of Assignment should not be sent directly to individuals with an Account Debtor. Sending the Notice to a specific individual may lead to issues relating to the authority of that individual to receive documents on behalf of the Account Debtor. Moreover, Factors that direct Notices of Assignment directly to individuals open themselves up to arguments that the Notices of Assignment was not properly delivered. For instance, our clients that have sent Notices of Assignment to individuals have ended up in situations where the individual to whom the Notice of Assignment was addressed no longer worked with the Account Debtor or the individual was located at a different office and the Notice of Assignment was not sent to the proper location. To be safe and to avoid unnecessary issues, Factors should send the Notice of Assignment to the Account Debtor’s accounts payable department.

Additionally, some states have specialized definitions for what constitutes “notice” on behalf of a company. If there is any question as to where a Notice of Assignment should be sent, Factors should check with their attorney to determine where these should be sent.

How should the Notice of Assignment be delivered?

The crucial issue for the enforceability of a Notice of Assignment is proof of receipt by the Account Debtor, not proof of delivery. Therefore, it is good business practice to send the Notice of Assignment either certified mail or other method that provides for proof of delivery.

Many of our clients have asked about whether it is proper to deliver the Notice of Assignment via e-mail asking the Account Debtor to confirm receipt or with “read receipts” turned on. Some Factors prefer this method because it is more cost efficient.

While sending Notices of Assignment via e-mail is enforceable, we would not recommend it as a general business practice. Sending the Notice in this manner requires delivering the Notice to a specific individual, which we have discussed above can be problematic. Sometimes officers and directors of companies have assistants or other personnel manage their e-mail accounts, raising the possibility that the individual to whom the Notice was sent, never saw the e-mail, even though the e-mail was “read.”

Last, there is no requirement that the Notice be signed by the Account Debtor and returned to the Factor. Often, we see our client’s Notice include a “confirmation of receipt” line for the Account Debtor to sign and return. Sometimes, the Factor will have proof of delivery to the Account Debtor but the Notice was not signed and returned by the Account Debtor. This adds unnecessary ambiguity as to whether the Notice was actually received by the Account Debtor. Therefore, we instruct our clients not to include such requests for proof of receipt.

Who should send the Notice of Assignment?

Some of our clients that have had bad experiences with Account Debtors after delivering a Notice of Assignment have chosen to have their Client be the one to deliver the Notice of Assignment. There is no legal requirement as to whether the Factor or the Client is the correct party to deliver the Notice of Assignment. However, we recommend the Factor be the one to deliver the Notice of Assignment. This way, the Factor is in complete control of the contents of the Notice of Assignment, how it is delivered, and receives confirmation of its delivery. We have been in situations in which the Factor allowed the Client to deliver the Notice of Assignment, but the Client did not deliver the Notice of Assignment in accordance with the law, leading to avoidable litigation.

Should a Factor respond to an Account Debtors questions regarding a Notice of Assignment?

Absolutely, yes. If requested by an Account Debtor, pursuant to the UCC, a Factor must furnish reasonable proof of the assignment for the Notice of Assignment to be valid. Too often we see situations in which requests are made or questions are posed by Account Debtors that the Factor ignores, thinking that because the Account Debtor received the Notice of Assignment, nothing else needs to be done. The Factor should respond to the Account Debtor and provide reasonable proof of the assignment. These communications can also provide invaluable insight as to the relationship between the client and the Account Debtor, how and when payments will be made, and can provide the Account Debtor a sense of trust with the Factor.

A Notice of Assignment is crucial for Factors because it provides legal protection, establishes priority of interest, prevents confusion, facilitates legal recourse, and enables effective communication with Account Debtors. Without this notice, Factors may encounter difficulties in asserting their rights and collecting payments from Account Debtors, potentially jeopardizing the financial transaction.

Bruce Loren and Allen Heffner of the Loren & Kean Law Firm are based in Palm Beach Gardens and Fort Lauderdale. For over 25 years, Mr. Loren has focused his practice on construction law and factoring law.  Mr. Loren has achieved the title of “Certified in Construction Law” by the Florida Bar. The Firm represents factoring companies in a wide range of industries, including construction, regarding all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution. Mr. Loren and Mr. Heffner can be reached at [email protected] or [email protected] or 561-615-5701

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Charges when Selling or Buying Leasehold Property

When you buy, own or sell a Leasehold property, many of your rights and obligations will be set out in your lease. One of your obligations will be to make certain payments to the person or the organisation responsible for administering and managing your building. That person might be a landlord, a management company, or a managing agent instructed by the landlord or management company (referred to below as "the landlord"). The typed of payments or charges can be divided into three groups. They are:

Ground Rent

Your lease may provide for you to make regular payments of ground rent as well as service charges. Although the lease may initially oblige you to pay a fixed amount of ground rent, it may also contain a clause which allows the landlord to increase the rent in years to come. When buying a leasehold property you should always ask your conveyancer to explain if there are any rent review clauses in your lease and explain what this would mean to you in financial terms.

Service Charge

Service charges normally vary according to the amount that is spent by the landlord each year on the upkeep of the building as a whole, including for example, cleaning the communal areas, gardening, maintaining and renewing the structure of the building (including the roof), building insurance. Usually, the lease will oblige you to pay a fixed percentage or a "reasonable proportion" of that amount. You should ask your conveyancer how the service charge is calculated, what it covers and whether the landlord has any plans for expensive remedial works to be carried out to the building for which you will be responsible.

Administration Charges

The landlord is likely to make an administration charge if you ask for a service connected with the buying or selling of a leasehold property. The following are examples of these charges you may have to pay,

When you are selling

1. Sellers leasehold pack: When you are selling a leasehold property it will be your responsibility to pay the landlord's charge to provide a Sellers leasehold pack (usually in the form of a Form LPE1) to provide the leasehold information required by your buyer and their lender.

2. Licence to Assign: It is possible that your lease requires you to obtain a licence from the landlord to sell the property. This involves the landlord approving the buyer as a new owner of the property. You may have to pay both the landlord's and landlord's solicitors charges for consenting to the sale and providing the Licence.

3. Exit or Transfer Fee: A retirement flat lease may include an "exit" or "transfer fee" payable by you from the sale proceeds and expressed as a percentage of the property value.

When you are buying

1. Deed of Covenant: Some leases require a buyer to enter into a Deed with the landlord to confirm that you will be bound by the terms of the lease. The buyer has to pay this charge.

2. Notice of Assignment of Transfer and Charge: The landlord will require that a notice is sent to them notifying of the change of ownership and any mortgage lender. This is to ensure that the landlord has your contact details (these may be different from the address of the property you have purchased) for the purpose of sending you ground rent and service charge invoices, and details of works to be carried out to the building.

3. Certificate of Compliance: The landlord may be required to provide this to confirm to the Land Registry that the change of ownership requirements in the lease have been complied with.

4. Share or Membership Transfer Charge: If you are required to become a member of the Management Company then the landlord may make a charge to transfer the share or membership certificate into your name.

To ensure that you are aware of the above charges and procedures, when you are selling or buying leasehold property, you should ask your conveyancer to review the lease and property title at an early stage.

Hughes Paddison has an experienced residential property team who are able to advise on all aspects of leasehold conveyancing whether you are selling or buying. Please contact our residential property team, we will spend time discussing any queries you have concerning the leasehold property you are buying or selling, and provide you with a conveyancing quote.

The information contained on this page has been prepared for the purpose of this blog/article only. The content should not be regarded at any time as a substitute for taking legal advice.

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OBJECT: NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT Dear [CONTACT NAME], You are hereby notified that on [DATE] we have assigned and transferred to [SPECIFY] the following [SPECIFY] existing between us: [DESCRIBE] Please direct any further correspondence (or payments, if applicable) to them at the following address: [ADDRESS] Please contact us should you have any questions. Thank you for your cooperation. [YOUR NAME] [YOUR TITLE] [YOUR PHONE NUMBER] [[email protected]] [YOUR COMPANY NAME] [YOUR COMPLETE ADDRESS] Tel: [YOUR PHONE NU

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Assignments: why you need to serve a notice of assignment

It's the day of completion; security is taken, assignments are completed and funds move. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief. At this point, no-one wants to create unnecessary paperwork – not even the lawyers! Notices of assignment are, in some circumstances, optional. However, in other transactions they could be crucial to a lender's enforcement strategy. In the article below, we have given you the facts you need to consider when deciding whether or not you need to serve notice.

What's the issue?

Assignments are useful tools for adding flexibility to banking transactions. They enable the transfer of one party's rights under a contract to a new party (for example, the right to receive an income stream or a debt) and allow security to be taken over intangible assets which might be unsuitable targets for a fixed charge. A lender's security net will often include assignments over contracts (such as insurance or material contracts), intellectual property rights, investments or receivables.

An assignment can be a legal assignment or an equitable assignment. If a legal assignment is required, the assignment must comply with a set of formalities set out in s136 of the Law of Property Act 1925, which include the requirement to give notice to the contract counterparty.

The main difference between legal and equitable assignments (other than the formalities required to create them) is that with a legal assignment, the assignee can usually bring an action against the contract counterparty in its own name following assignment. However, with an equitable assignment, the assignee will usually be required to join in proceedings with the assignor (unless the assignee has been granted specific powers to circumvent that). That may be problematic if the assignor is no longer available or interested in participating.

Why should we serve a notice of assignment?

The legal status of the assignment may affect the credit scoring that can be given to a particular class of assets. It may also affect a lender's ability to effect part of its exit strategy if that strategy requires the lender to be able to deal directly with the contract counterparty.

The case of General Nutrition Investment Company (GNIC) v Holland and Barrett International Ltd and another (H&B) provides an example of an equitable assignee being unable to deal directly with a contract counterparty as a result of a failure to provide a notice of assignment. The case concerned the assignment of a trade mark licence to GNIC. The other party to the licence agreement was H&B. H&B had not received notice of the assignment. GNIC tried to terminate the licence agreement for breach by serving a notice of termination. H&B disputed the termination. By this point in time the original licensor had been dissolved and so was unable to assist. At a hearing of preliminary issues, the High Court held that the notices of termination served by GNIC, as an equitable assignee, were invalid, because no notice of the assignment had been given to the licensee. Although only a High Court decision, this follows a Court of Appeal decision in the Warner Bros Records Inc v Rollgreen Ltd case, which was decided in the context of the attempt to exercise an option.

In both cases, an equitable assignee attempted to exercise a contractual right that would change the contractual relationship between the parties (i.e. by terminating the contractual relationship or exercising an option to extend the term of a licence). The judge in GNIC felt that "in each case, the counterparty (the recipient of the relevant notice) is entitled to see that the potential change in his contractual position is brought about by a person who is entitled, and whom he can see to be entitled, to bring about that change".

In a security context, this could hamper the ability of a lender to maximise the value of the secured assets but yet is a constraint that, in most transactions, could be easily avoided.

Why not serve notice?

Sometimes it's just not necessary or desirable. For example:

• If security is being taken over a large number of low value receivables or contracts, the time and cost involved in giving notice may be disproportionate to the additional value gained by obtaining a legal rather than an equitable assignment.
• If enforcement action were required, the equitable assignee typically has the option to join in the assignor to any proceedings (if it could not be waived by the court) and provision could be made in the assignment deed for the assignor to assist in such situations. Powers of attorney are also typically granted so that a lender can bring an action in the assignor's name.
• Enforcement is often not considered to be a significant issue given that the vast majority of assignees will never need to bring claims against the contract counterparty.

Care should however, be taken in all circumstances where the underlying contract contains a ban on assignment, as the contract counterparty would not have to recognise an assignment that is made in contravention of that ban. Furthermore, that contravention in itself may trigger termination and/or other rights in the assigned contract, that could affect the value of any underlying security.

What about acknowledgements of notices?

A simple acknowledgement of service of notice is simply evidence of the notice having been received. However, these documents often contain commitments or assurances by the contract counterparty which increase their value to the assignee.

Each transaction is different and the weighting given to each element of the security package will depend upon the nature of the debt and the borrower's business. The service of a notice of assignment may be a necessity or an optional extra. In each case, the question of whether to serve notice is best considered with your advisers at the start of a transaction to allow time for the lender's priorities to be highlighted to the borrowers and captured within the documents.

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There are many ways of promoting awareness of something, and one of that is giving notice. Notices are used to make all sorts of announcements. The public is notified of new processes, operating schedules, and other changes through a public notice. At work, you’re required to give notice before going on leave or before resigning from your post by filling out an  employee notice form . In business, it is essential to give notice if you granted someone the authority to do specific tasks on your behalf. That notice is called a notice of assignment, and that’s what we’re about to discuss below.

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A business partnership is common in different business industries. Most companies partner with another company to cover certain functions for them. So they assign their rights to another company that specializes in the specific task they want to be done. The company here is basically transferring rights to another company so that they can perform the assigned tasks. In legal terms, this process is called an assignment. A Notice of Assignment is provided after the Notice of Assignment Contract is signed. A Notice of Assignment is similar to a  sale notice  or a  meeting notice  whose purpose is to let a group of people know about something they are interested in or are involved in.

Some companies partner with factoring companies to succeed in their accounts receivable financing. The Notice of Assignment is an essential part of the partnership. It is also used as a notice of assignment of debt. Through this notice, debtors are notified that a new company has acquired or purchased their debt. It also serves as a  payment notice  informing the debtor of the new company who will be collecting their payment and other payment details.

The terms assignment and delegation may seem so similar that a lot of people use them interchangeably. It may be forgivable to let it be, but it’s just so wrong, especially when what is being referred to are legal terms. One thing that is common between assignment and delegation is the act or process of transferring. What they want to transfer is the main factor that makes them different.

In the assignment process, the assignor transfers their rights to another person. An assignment is specific and the rights assigned to an assignee is limited to what they’ve been tasked to do. Common examples are  Assignment of Lease  and Deed of Assignment . After the assignment is made, a Notice of Assignment is provided to notify the involved individuals. When delegating, you’re not transferring any rights but you are distributing your obligations to a different party. That just sounds like an easy way to rid yourself of your obligations. Well, as a consequence, the party delegating the obligation is held liable for anything that will happen, good or bad. Before deciding to assign or delegate, make sure that it’s allowed in your contract. Now that you know of their differences, you should be able to decide whether to assign or delegate.

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Understanding legal terms and processes can be complicated, especially if it’s your first encounter with such legal terms and processes. Unlike a  notice memo  that is simple and easy to understand, a Notice of Assignment is entirely on a different level. Here’s a simplified explanation that will help you understand how a Notice of Assignment works.

There are clauses in a contract that may prohibit you from assigning rights to another party. Reviewing your contract with another company or entity is like taking extra steps to ensure that you’ll not get yourself into a contract breach.

Two parties are involved in the transfer of rights. The assignor is the party transferring the rights, and the assignee is the party receiving the rights. This is a legal transaction, so a legal document such as a contract is signed by both parties to prove that they both agree on the terms and conditions of the transaction.

Those who are involved or affected by the transfer is notified of the changes through a Notice of Assignment. The notice lets the entities involved know that the assignee will be doing specific transactions, like collecting and receiving payments. Sending out the Notice of Assignment is an essential step if the transaction is related to building a partnership.

After the notices have been sent out, the assignment shall be carried out by the assignee as agreed in the contract. The assignee only has rights to do things that were specifically assigned to them.

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Companies and other entities can transfer their rights to process a specific transaction to another party through an assignment. The transafer is announced through a Notice of Assignment that is sent to both the companies involved and their customers.

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Assignments: why you need to serve a notice of assignment

Catherine phillips.

PSL Principal Associate

It's the day of completion; security is taken, assignments are completed and funds move. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief. At this point, no-one wants to create unnecessary paperwork - not even the lawyers! Notices of assignment are, in some circumstances, optional. However, in other transactions they could be crucial to a lender's enforcement strategy. In the article below, we have given you the facts you need to consider when deciding whether or not you need to serve notice of assignment.

What issues are there with serving notice of assignment?

Assignments are useful tools for adding flexibility to banking transactions. They enable the transfer of one party's rights under a contract to a new party (for example, the right to receive an income stream or a debt) and allow security to be taken over intangible assets which might be unsuitable targets for a fixed charge. A lender's security net will often include assignments over contracts (such as insurance or material contracts), intellectual property rights, investments or receivables.

An assignment can be a legal assignment or an equitable assignment. If a legal assignment is required, the assignment must comply with a set of formalities set out in s136 of the Law of Property Act 1925, which include the requirement to give notice to the contract counterparty.

The main difference between legal and equitable assignments (other than the formalities required to create them) is that with a legal assignment, the assignee can usually bring an action against the contract counterparty in its own name following assignment. However, with an equitable assignment, the assignee will usually be required to join in proceedings with the assignor (unless the assignee has been granted specific powers to circumvent that). That may be problematic if the assignor is no longer available or interested in participating.

Why should we serve a notice of assignment?

The legal status of the assignment may affect the credit scoring that can be given to a particular class of assets. It may also affect a lender's ability to effect part of its exit strategy if that strategy requires the lender to be able to deal directly with the contract counterparty.

The case of General Nutrition Investment Company (GNIC) v Holland and Barrett International Ltd and another (H&B) provides an example of an equitable assignee being unable to deal directly with a contract counterparty as a result of a failure to provide a notice of assignment.

The case concerned the assignment of a trade mark licence to GNIC . The other party to the licence agreement was H&B. H&B had not received notice of the assignment. GNIC tried to terminate the licence agreement for breach by serving a notice of termination. H&B disputed the termination. By this point in time the original licensor had been dissolved and so was unable to assist.

At a hearing of preliminary issues, the High Court held that the notices of termination served by GNIC , as an equitable assignee, were invalid, because no notice of the assignment had been given to the licensee. Although only a High Court decision, this follows a Court of Appeal decision in the Warner Bros Records Inc v Rollgreen Ltd case, which was decided in the context of the attempt to exercise an option.

In both cases, an equitable assignee attempted to exercise a contractual right that would change the contractual relationship between the parties (i.e. by terminating the contractual relationship or exercising an option to extend the term of a licence). The judge in GNIC felt that "in each case, the counterparty (the recipient of the relevant notice) is entitled to see that the potential change in his contractual position is brought about by a person who is entitled, and whom he can see to be entitled, to bring about that change".

In a security context, this could hamper the ability of a lender to maximise the value of the secured assets but yet is a constraint that, in most transactions, could be easily avoided.

Why not serve notice?

Sometimes it's just not necessary or desirable. For example:

• If security is being taken over a large number of low value receivables or contracts, the time and cost involved in giving notice may be disproportionate to the additional value gained by obtaining a legal rather than an equitable assignment.
• If enforcement action were required, the equitable assignee typically has the option to join in the assignor to any proceedings (if it could not be waived by the court) and provision could be made in the assignment deed for the assignor to assist in such situations. Powers of attorney are also typically granted so that a lender can bring an action in the assignor's name.
• Enforcement is often not considered to be a significant issue given that the vast majority of assignees will never need to bring claims against the contract counterparty.

Care should however, be taken in all circumstances where the underlying contract contains a ban on assignment, as the contract counterparty would not have to recognise an assignment that is made in contravention of that ban. Furthermore, that contravention in itself may trigger termination and/or other rights in the assigned contract, that could affect the value of any underlying security.

What about acknowledgements of notices?

A simple acknowledgement of service of notice is simply evidence of the notice having been received. However, these documents often contain commitments or assurances by the contract counterparty which increase their value to the assignee.

Best practice for serving notice of assignment

Each transaction is different and the weighting given to each element of the security package will depend upon the nature of the debt and the borrower's business. The service of a notice of assignment may be a necessity or an optional extra. In each case, the question of whether to serve notice is best considered with your advisers at the start of a transaction to allow time for the lender's priorities to be highlighted to the borrowers and captured within the documents.

For further advice on serving notice of assignment please contact Kirsty Barnes or Catherine Phillips  from our Banking & Finance team.

NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Information made available on this website in any form is for information purposes only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. You should not rely on, or take or fail to take any action based upon this information. Never disregard professional legal advice or delay in seeking legal advice because of something you have read on this website. Gowling WLG professionals will be pleased to discuss resolutions to specific legal concerns you may have.

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Notice of assignment (transfer).

When a lease is sold or passed to someone else it’s known as an assignment to the new owner or owners. The lease says that the council must be told about this.

If you've recently sold your property it is the responsibility of the buyer's solicitor to send us a notice of transfer and pay the fee so that we can update our records. The notice should be issued by the seller's solicitor within one month.

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• buy a property with a mortgage
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• remortgage the property (get a new mortgage, or borrow more money on your existing mortgage).

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