Court of Appeal
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Barnard Marcus & Co v Ashraf
Auctions — Auctioneers’ claim to commission — Two firms instructed at different times and two commissions eventually paid — After auction sales for which the defendant owner of a house…
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Annen v Rattee
Licence — Appeal by occupier of flat against possession order — Licence to occupy granted by one of two co-owners of flat — Notice to terminate given by other co-owner…
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W & S (Long Eaton) Ltd v Derbyshire County Council
Compensation–Method of assessment is same whether procedure originates in a CPO or a purchase notice–Date by reference to which property is to be valued is, as a practical matter, the…
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Church of our Lady of Hal and another v London Borough of Camden
Housing Act 1957 as amended, section 9(1A)–Notice by local authority requiring execution of works of repair to bring house up to a reasonable standard–Appeal by local authority against decision of…
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McNerny v Lambeth London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant — Dampness and condensation in council flat — Tenant’s claim for damages — Whether council under liability — Whether Cavalier v Pope still good law — Appeal…
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University College, Oxford v Durdy
Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, section 8 — Important Court of Appeal decision — Date of appointment of arbitrator by minister reinterpreted — Tenant challenged validity of appointment because he did…
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Grange Lane South Flats Ltd v Cook and another
Rent Act–A somewhat involved procedural matter, but illustrating the substantive point decided in Penn v Dunn–Husband, tenant of flat which was the matrimonial home, left it leaving wife in occupation–County…
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Alexander v Inland Revenue Commissioners
Housing — ‘Right to buy’ — Capital transfer tax (now inheritance tax) — Valuation for tax purposes of long leasehold interest acquired by deceased secure tenant under the right to…
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Hall and another v Howard
Landlord and tenant — Repairs — Landlords’ implied covenant to repair under section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (replacing section 32 of the Housing Act 1961) –…
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Hereford and Worcester County Council v Newman
Growth of vegetation makes a highway ‘out of repair’ only in so far as it interferes with the surface of the way–Obstruction of the way by a barbed-wire fence does…
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Andrews & Partners Ltd v Tattam and another
Estate agents’ appeal against county court judge’s order for monthly payments in respect of a judgment debt for commission due to the appellants for sale of a house–Amount of commission…
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Salomon v Akiens
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — Negotiations for new lease ‘subject to contract’ and ‘subject to lease’ — Tenant failing to apply to court — Whether landlord estopped from denying…