Rent Acts
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Smith v McGoldrick
Action for possession–Regulated tenancy–Possession required by landlord for occupation as a residence for himself–‘Admission’ by tenant that she had no defence–Tenant under mistaken impression that she would be rehoused by…
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R v Rent Officer for Kensington and Chelsea, ex parte Noel
Fair rent–Motion for order of certiorari to quash rent officer’s registration–Rent officer’s jurisdiction challenged before hearing–Issue as to whether there was a tenancy or a licence–Rent officer’s discretion to decide…
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Wolff v Waddington
Rent Act 1977, section 12 and Schedule 2 — Resident landlord — Whether two flats formed parts of the same building — Whether plaintiff (respondent to appeal), who claimed to…
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Street v Mountford
Rent Act 1977 — Whether an agreement constituted a tenancy protected by the Act or a licence without such protection — Appeal from county court — Rooms in a building…
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R v London Rent Assessment Panel, ex parte Cliftvylle Properties Ltd.
Rent Act 1977 — Reasons for rent assessment committee’s decision — Adequacy of reasons challenged by landlords — Complaint that committee did not offer adequate reasons for the amount within…
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Bromley Park Garden Estates Ltd v George
Rent Act 1977 — Effect on subtenancy of surrender of superior tenancy — Argument based on section 137(3) of the Rent Act untenable in Court of Appeal in view of…
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R J Dunnell Property Investments Ltd v Thorpe
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…
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Grosvenor (Mayfair) Estates v Amberton and others
Rent Act 1977 — Whether two flats let by same demise were ‘let as a separate dwelling’ so as to attract Rent Act protection — Horford Investments Ltd v Lambert…
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Pittalis and another v Grant and another
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 –…
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R v Chief Rent Officer for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, ex parte Moberley
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…
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Re Leeds Federated Housing Association Ltd
Rent Act 1977 and Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 — Statutory appeal by housing association — No respondent — Complaint by association that rents fixed by rent assessment committee of…
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Empson and another v Forde and another
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…