Court of Appeal
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Mainwaring v Henry Smith’s Charity Trustees
Landlord and tenant — Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 — Tenants’ rights of first refusal — Whether exchange of contracts a ‘relevant disposal’ — Whether landlords proposed to make a…
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Tower Hamlets London Borough Council v Miah
Housing Act 1985 — Secure tenancies — Local authority interest in dwelling-house held under licence — Whether agreement with occupying tenant excluded from secure tenancies by para 6, Schedule 1…
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Druid Development Co (Bingley) Ltd v Kay and another
Rent Act 1977 — Registration of fair rents — Omissions and inaccuracies in completion of form of application to rent officer — Absence of name of joint tenant, failure to…
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Hutchings v Hutchings
‘Transfer of property’ order may properly require transfer of a council house tenancy despite the existence of a45 covenant against assignment, provided the council’s consent to the transfer is or…
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Ivory and another v Palmer
Foreman carpenter’s employment described in negotiations as ‘a job and a house for life’–Order for possession of house made despite wrongful termination of employment by estate–No licence for life, no…
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Filemart Ltd v Avery (otherwise Regan) and another
Possession — Summary procedure for recovery — County Court Rules, Ord 24 — Whether triable issue — Appeal against judge’s grant of possession order — Observations on the application of…
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Wainwright v Leeds City Council
Landlord and tenant — Section 32 of Housing Act 1961 — Appeal from county court — Scope of covenant to repair implied by section 32 — Application to tenancies from…
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Crown Estate Commissioners v Wordsworth and another
Dwellings forming part of Crown Estate where the Crown’s interest as landlord is managed by the Crown Estate Commissioners — Rent Act protection extended to Crown tenants by amendments made…
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Hubbard and others v Pitt and others
Grant of interlocutory injunction prohibiting picketing of Islington estate agents’ premises upheld on appeal by majority–Lord Diplock’s speech in the Cyanamid case applied–Per Stamp LJ: Zeal for preserving liberty to…
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Chaffe v Kingsley
Easements — Implied reservation — General rule against implied reservation — Right claimed to construct and use road under exception to general rule — Early conveyances and plans referring to…
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French v Commercial Union Life Assurance Co plc and another
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — Determination of new rent and interim rent — Whether county court judge erred in determining rents
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Westway Homes Ltd v Moores and another
Vendor and purchaser — Option to purchase — Whether option validly exercised — Whether words ‘subject to contract’ in heading of a letter purporting to exercise the option deprived it…