Court of Appeal
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Berenyi and another v Watford Borough Council
Landlord and tenant–Claim by tenants of an industrial site holding on a building lease expiring at the end of the year 2068 that their local authority landlords had unreasonably withheld…
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Beebe v Mason
Rent Act 1977, section 12(1)(c) and Schedule 2–Position on death of resident landlord–Possession action by deceased’s brother who was both sole executor and sole beneficiary under the will–Brother went into…
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Porter and another v Secretary of State for Transport
Compulsory purchase — Compensation — Certificate of appropriate alternative development under section 17 of Land Compensation Act 1961 — Issue estoppel — Whether evidence can be adduced to show that…
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Coventry City Council v Cole and others
Housing — Lease granted pursuant to the right to buy provisions in Housing Act 1985 — Whether covenant to pay service charge void and unenforceable by reason of para 18…
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Kemp v Neptune Concrete Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Rectification of lease — Appeal by landlord against dismissal of application for rectification in county court — Draft lease of unit in industrial park provided for…
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Official Custodian of Charities and others v Parway Estates Developments Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Forfeiture, relief, waiver — Appeal by landlords against judge’s grant of unconditional relief against forfeiture to tenants, a company which had gone into liquidation — Counterclaim…
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Maryland Estates Ltd v Bar Joseph and another
Landlord and tenant — Forfeiture — Arrears of rent — County Courts Act 1984 section 138 — Whether ‘all rent in arrear’ limited to arrears at date of forfeiture –…
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council v Paice
Housing — Secure tenancy — Local authority freeholder acquires by surrender lease subject to Rent Act protected tenancy — Whether tenant holds secure tenancy from local authority
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Walford and others v Miles and another
Agreement to negotiate — Rival purchasers of business — ‘Lock-out agreement’ — Whether agreement enforceable — Whether a severable enforceable promise of exclusivity — Alternative claim in misrepresentation — Judge…
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O’Malley v Seymour
Third Court of Appeal case on question whether transaction was a non-exclusive licence or a protected tenancy–A property owner can order his affairs so as to prevent his property being…
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Hunter v Manchester City Council
Compensation–Unfit property–Owner-occupier payment–Owner who occupied part of house and let remainder entitled to full compensation on the concessionary basis
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Ivory Gate Ltd v Spetale and others
Landlord and tenant — Surety covenants — Forfeiture by action — Compromise of forfeiture action by acquisition of lease by landlord — Whether sureties liable for rent arrears post commencement…