House of Lords
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Tilling v Whiteman
Rent Act–House ‘required as a residence for the owner-occupier’–Case 10 in Schedule 3 to Rent Act 1968 (now Case 11 in Schedule 15 to Rent Act 1977)–House jointly owned but…
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P & A Swift Invetsments (a firm) v Combined English Stores Group plc
Landlord and tenant — Covenant by surety — Assignment of reversion — Default by tenant in payment of rent — New landlord claims against surety under guarantee clause in lease…
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Grampian Regional Council v Secretary of State for Scotland and others
Town and country planning — Effect of certificate of appropriate alternative development — Section 25 of Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963, which is in similar terms to section 17 of…
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Maunsell v Olins and another
Subtenant of farm cottage is not protected against superior landlord though not a service tenant and not subject to eviction by his immediate landlord–Decision of importance both inside and outside…
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Street v Mountford
Important decision of House of Lords rejecting the recently acceptable category of the contractual licensee of residential accommodation who has exclusive possession, makes payments in the nature of rent for…
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Alan Wibberley Building Ltd v Insley
Boundaries — Hedge and ditch presumption — Conveyance by reference to Ordnance Survey plan — Whether presumption rebutted
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Arnold and others v National Westminster Bank plc
Landlord and tenant — Rent review clause in lease — Further, and perhaps last, stage in the litigation beginning with the decision of Walton J in National Westminster Bank plc…
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Jackson v Hall and another ; Williamson v Thompson and another
Agricultural holdings–Succession provisions of Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976–House of Lords settle controversy as to date for determining eligibility to apply for new tenancy after death of tenant–Two appeals (one…
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Harrison & Hetherington Ltd v Cumbria County Council
Compensation for compulsory acquisition of livestock market premises — Decision of Court of Appeal reversed by House of Lords in favour of market owners — Rule (5) in section 5…
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Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v London Residuary Body and others
Landlord and tenant — Certainty of term — Whether lease for uncertain duration determinable when landlord requires land for road widening valid as a term — Whether yearly tenancy determined…
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Young v Secretary of State for the Environment and others
Town and Country Planning Act 1971 — Ruling by House of Lords on a matter which had been in doubt — True construction of section 23(9) — Reverter to lawful…