House of Lords
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Threadgold v Bahamas International Trust Co Ltd and another
Agricultural holding–‘Unique’ agreement held not to confer a right of exclusive occupation on licensee–Not, therefore, to take effect under Agricultural Holdings Act 1948, section 2 (1), as a tenancy from…
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Hughes and another v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Compensation for acquisition of land — Land Compensation Act 1961, rule (4) in section 5 — Appeal from decision of Court of Appeal — Whether rule (4) in section 5…
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Tandon v Trustees of Spurgeons Homes
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 — Whether enfranchisement provisions applied to a building occupied for both residential purposes and as a shop — Shop on ground floor with dwelling accommodation on…
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Fairmount Investments Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment
Southwark CPO–Inspector’s report contained a case different from that made at the hearing–Reference from out of blue to ‘tell-tale’ hearing–Order rightly uashed
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Westminster City Council v British Waterways Board
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, section 30(1)(g) — Appeal from decision of Court of Appeal reversing decision of Walton J — Preliminary issue as to whether landlords were able to…
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Barclays Bank plc v Boulter
Mortgage — Defence — Pleadings — Joint owners — Joint charge over matrimonial home — ‘All monies’ charge — Whether defence based on misrepresentation and undue influence must plead constructive…
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Southwark London Borough Council and another v Mills and others; Baxter v Camden London Borough Council
Landlord and tenant — Covenant for quiet enjoyment — Nuisance — Inadequate sound insulation between flats — Whether breach of landlords’ covenant for quiet enjoyment — Whether landlords liable in…
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Graysim Holdings Ltd v P&O Property Holdings Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — Whether operator of market in ‘occupation’ for the purposes of a business — Whether entitled to protection of the 1954…
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A-G at the relation of Bedfordshire County Council v Trustees of the Howard United Reform Church
Trustees cannot demolish the Howard Church, Bedford, without first obtaining listed building consent–House of Lords puts a construction no one else had thought of on the words ‘for the time…
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Western Heritable Investment Co Ltd v Husband
Rent Acts — Correct interpretation of ‘scarcity’ provision in determination of a fair rent — Section 42(2) of Rent (Scotland) Act 1971, the wording of which is identical with that…
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Associated British Ports v C H Bailey plc
Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938, section 1(5) — ‘Leave shall not be given unless the lessor proves’ — Proof required in order to obtain leave — Appeal allowed from decision…
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Cherwell District Council v Thames Water Authority
Developer succeeds in appeal to House of Lords from above decision–Important discussion of ambit of section 37 and associated provisions of Water Act 1945–Cases of new mains altogether and improvement…