Secure tenancy
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Harlow District Council v Hall
Appellant occupying property as secure tenant — Rent arrears — Respondent council seeking possession order — Court granting order but postponing enforcement provided that arrears settled by weekly payments –…
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Pullen v Oxford City Council
Secure tenancy — Tenant condition — Appellant holding tenancy on trust for her mother — Whether tenant condition satisfied where occupant of property holding tenancy on bare trust for another…
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Newham London Borough Council v Hawkins and others
Local housing authority — Secure tenant — Tolerated trespasser — Husband secure tenant of property — Wife (H) succeeding to tenancy following husband’s death — Appellant children living in property…
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Banjo v Brent London Borough Council
Expiry of long lease — Tenant continuing to occupy without paying rent — Appellant landlords giving notice of intention to seek possession — Possession proceedings — Judge holding tenancy at…
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Barwick and another v Kent County Council
Right to buy — Separate house — Land acquired for fire station and housing for firemen — Tenants wishing to exercise right to buy — Local authority contending that house…
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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council v Paice
Private landlord as council lessee — Business premises — Landlord converting part of premises into residential flat — Landlord acting in breach of covenant — Subletting flat to defendant –…
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Marshall v Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Council obtaining possession order against secure tenant – Tenant failing to meet conditions for suspension of order – Council forbearing to enforce order – Tenant paying off all arrears -…
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Surrey County Council v Lamond
Defendant employed as caretaker of school and occupying property owned by council – Whether defendant’s tenancy a secure tenancy – Whether contract of employment contained implied provision requiring defendant to…
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Northampton Borough Council v Lovatt and another
Secure tenancy – Tenants’ teenage children committing numerous outrages on estate unconnected with occupation of tenants’ house – Council obtaining county court order for possession – Whether nuisance or annoyance…
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Akinbolu v Hackney London Borough Council
Weekly tenancy — Tenant found to be immigrant “overstayer” — Council changed locks — Tenant seeking re-entry — County court holding that tenancy was void — Court of Appeal allowing…
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Greenwich London Borough Council v Regan
Rent arrears — Suspended possession order — Warrant for possession — Execution — Agreement for repayment without court sanction — Whether new tenancy created — County court dismissing appeal against…
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Hackney London Borough Council v Porter and another
Rent arrears — Suspended possession order — Warrant for possession — Warrant suspended — New conditions — Further arrears — Reissue of warrant — Whether new tenancy created — County…