House of Lords
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Waltham Forest London Borough Council v Thomas
Housing Act 1985, section 87 — Secure tenancy — Succession on tenant’s death — Brother residing with tenant in different premises until his death — Meaning of “resided with” –…
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Commissioners of Customs & Excise v Redrow Group plc
Taxpayer building and selling houses – Taxpayer offering to pay estate agent’s fees when purchaser sold previous home – Offer dependent on purchaser buying house built by taxpayer – Whether…
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Fletcher Estates (Harlescott) Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and another; Newell and o
Compulsory acquisition of land for construction of bypass – Owners applying for certificates of appropriate alternative development – Secretary of State issuing negative certificates – Owners alleging error as to…
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Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd
Nuisance – Building causing interference with television reception – Whether actionable private nuisance – Court of Appeal holding such interference not actionable – House of Lords dismissing appeal Nuisance -…
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Elitestone Ltd v Morris and another
Owner of land seeking possession – Occupier of bungalow on land resisting on grounds of tenancy from year to year and protection under Rent Act 1977 – Judge deciding bungalow…
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P&O Property Holdings Ltd and others v Norwich Union Life Insurance Society
Construction of shopping centre — Consortium financed by insurance society — Units remaining unlet — Construction of agreement — Whether society can unilaterally insist that reverse premiums paid to attract…
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Cadogan Estates Ltd v McMahon
Case 1 of Schedule 15 to the Rent Act 1977 – Lease of flat providing for forfeiture upon bankruptcy – Statutory tenancy arising upon expiry of lease – Tenant going…
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Pollway Nominess Ltd v London Borough of Croydon
Housing Act 1957, section 9(1A) and section 39(2) — Definition of ‘owner’ — ‘Person having control of the house’ — Person who would receive the rack-rent ‘if the house were…
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R v Oxfordshire County Council and another, ex parte Sunningwell Parish Council
Village green — Commons Registration Act 1965 — Sports and pastimes — User as of right for local inhabitants — Whether activities exercised as of right — Whether subjective test…
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Anns and others v Merton London Borough Council
Local authority’s duty of care in carrying out their functions in relation to the control of the construction of buildings under the Public Health Act 1936 and building by-laws–Duty to…
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Town Investments Ltd and others v Department of the Environment
Counter-Inflation (Business Rents) Orders 1972 and 1973–Leases to Minister of Works and subsequently to Secretary of State for the Environment–Whether occupation by Crown as tenant for the purpose of a…