Court of Appeal
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Holloway v Povey
Rent Act 1977, Schedule 15, Case 3 — Tenant’s appeal from county court judge’s order for possession of cottage — Appellant was the statutory tenant by second succession — After…
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Wroe v Exmos Cover Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — Licence — Section 25 notice to terminate tenancy — Whether licensor estopped from denying tenancy
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Potsos and another v Theodotou
Rent Act 1977, Sched 15, Case 9, para (b) — Dwelling-house reasonably required by landlord for ‘any son or daughter of his over 18 years of age’ — Question in…
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Cooper and others v Tait and another
Rent Act 1977, section 12(1) — Joint landlords — One joint landlord resident — Whether resident landlord exception in section 12(1) applied, so that tenancy was not protected — Tenant’s…
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Swordheath Properties Ltd v Floydd and others
Possession order against squatters–Part 1 of Order 26 of the County Court Rules–No power to suspend execution without the owner’s consent–County Court and High Court rules the same
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Craneheath Securities v York Montague Ltd
Negligence — Turnover valuation of restaurant premises for loan purposes — Whether valuer negligent in relying on figures and variables used in valuation
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Merivale Moore plc and another v Strutt & Parker
Negligence — Valuation — 46-year leasehold interest — Rental values — Yield rate — Whether rental values negligent — Whether advice on yield rate negligent without qualification
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Louis and another v Sadiq
Party wall — London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 — Works commenced and damage caused prior to party wall award — Whether building owner liable in nuisance to adjoining owner…
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Mortgage Express Ltd v Bowerman & Partners
Negligence — Subsale at substantially increased price — Whether solicitor acting for lender and subpurchaser owed duty to inform lender of price increase
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Shires v Brock and another
Contract for sale of leasehold shop and ladies’ hairdressing business, with maisonette, garage and garden–Application of condition 10(5) of National Conditions of Sale (18th ed)–Difficulty in obtaining reversioner’s licence to…
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Hawkins v Dhawan and another
Negligence — Liability as between occupiers of upper and lower flats — Damage from penetration by water — Appellant, plaintiff in the court below, was the occupier of a ground-floor…
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Brian Cooper & Co v Fairview Estates (Investments) Ltd
Estate agents’ commission — Entitlement to commission for letting a property — Whether commission was payable under the terms of the contract although the agents claiming commission were not the…