Rent Acts

Rent Act 1977 and Housing Act 1980 — Whether letting constituted a protected shorthold tenancy — Complex letting arrangements giving rise to questions — Exercise of ‘just and equitable’ discretion…

Rent Act 1977, section 137(3) — Position of subtenants on expiry of superior tenancy — Whether subtenants qualified for protection — Question of law not raised in county court –…

Rent Act 1977, section 67 — Question as to validity of an application by a tenant for the registration of an existing registered rent — Appeal by tenant from the…

Rent Act 1977 — Repairs — Property in need of substantial repairs — Landlords wished to carry out repairs to a property occupied by protected, later statutory, tenants — The…

Rent Acts–Conditions for acquisition of a statutory tenancy–Important decision likely to affect many tenants, particularly young people joining to share accommodation–Flat let to two joint contractual tenants–One ceases to reside…

Rent Act 1977 — Whether wife qualified for security of tenure — A husband, whose marriage had broken down and who was living with another woman, took a tenancy of…

Landlord and tenant — Rent Act 1977 — Whether tenancy excluded from Act by reason of rent which includes payments for attendance

Rent Act 1977 — Proceedings for possession — Appeal from order of county court judge — Whether alternative accommodation offered to tenants was suitable and whether it was reasonable to…

Rent Act 1977 — Case 9 in Schedule 15 to the Act — Issue as to greater hardship — Appeal by tenant from decision of county court judge — Judge…