Rent Acts
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Chios Property Investment Co Ltd v Lopez
Rent Act 1977, Schedule 1 — Statutory tenant by succession — Whether a person cohabiting with deceased tenant was a member of the deceased tenant’s family — Whether test of…
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R v A Rent Assessment Committee for London and others, ex parte Ellis-Rees and others
Rent assessment committee’s refusal to adjourn hearing challenged by tenants — Application in judicial review proceedings for an order of certiorari to quash committee’s decision on fair rents and for…
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Metropolitan Properties Co Ltd v Cronan and another
Rent Act 1977 — Position of former wife after divorce where no application had been made by her under section 7 of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1967 — Appeal by…
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Kovats v Corporation of Trinity House
Rent Act 1977 — Statutory appeal under Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 from decision of rent assessment committee on a point of law — Appeal by tenant who complained that…
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R v Brighton Rent Officer ex parte Elliott
Assessment of fair rent–Purpose of rent officer’s consultations with parties–No obligation to decide beforehand what comparable rents are to be used–No obligation, therefore, to disclose such comparables to landlord beforehand
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Guppys (Bridport) Ltd v Sandoe and another; Same v Moyle and another; Same v Radcliffe; Same v Spencer and another
Rent committees may rely on comparable fair rents already registered and need not say why they prefer this approach to the yardstick proposed by the landlord to secure him a…
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Dawncar Investments Ltd v Plews
Landlord and tenant — Rent Act 1977 — Suitable alternative accommodation — Reasonableness — Weight to be placed on environmental considerations.
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Campbell v Gardner
Fair rent of furnished premises–No rule binding committee to start by finding unfurnished rent–General propositions about typical periods of furnished tenancies do not represent a reference to the personal circumstances…
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Ghelani v Bowie and others
Rent Act 1977, Cases 9 and 11 in Schedule 15 — Appeal by landlord from decision of county court judge dismissing her claim for possession of dwelling-house — The house…
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Newman v Dorrington Developments Ltd
Protected tenancy–Option for further lease at ‘commercial yearly rack-rent at which demised premises might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market’ — Option not incapable of performance…
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St Catherine’s College v Dorling
Rent Act 1977–Letting of house to Oxford college–Subleting of rooms to undergraduates, each having exclusive use of his particular room–Whether tenancy granted to college was a protected tenancy–College agreed a…
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General Management Ltd v Locke and another
Rent Act 1977–Statutory succession–Facts somewhat obscure, but on the assumption that there had been a joint tenancy and that the wife was the survivor, a question arose as to the…