Rent Acts
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D J Crocker Securities (Portsmouth) Ltd v Johal
Rent Act 1977, section 2(1) — Statutory tenancy — Condition requiring occupation of dwelling-house as tenant’s residence — Whether sufficient residence — Two-home question — Appeal by tenant of flat…
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Collins v Murray and another
Rent Act 1977 — Appeal from decision of rent assessment committee — Committee reduced rent officer’s assessment — Complaint by landlord that committee’s reasons were inadequate — Committee’s decision, on…
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Hildebrand and another v Moon
Rent Act 1977, Schedule 1, para 7 — Succession to statutory tenancy — Whether claimant, daughter of first successor, was ‘residing with’ her mother at the time of and for…
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Jessamine Investment Co Ltd v Schwartz
A subtenant who acquires possessory title as against the mesne landlord does not thereby lose the protection of the Rent Acts as against the freeholder
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Thomas Pocklington’s Gift Trustees v Hill and another
Rent Act 1977, section 49(4) — Regulated tenancy — Death of original tenant — Questions as to whether he was a contractual or statutory tenant at date of death and…
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Barnett and another v O’Sullivan
Landlord and tenant — Rent Act 1977 — Landlord moved to new dwelling-house one week after grant of tenancy — Whether landlord in residence for purposes of resident landlord exception
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Daejan Properties Ltd v Chambers
Rent Act 1977 — Appeal by landlords against decision of rent assessment committee — Rent officer determined a fair rent of flat at £2,325 per annum inclusive of £826.58 per…
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Somma v Hazelhurst ; Somma v Savelli
Important decision on agreements to grant non-exclusive licences of residential accommodation–Rent Act not applicable to these particular agreements–Separate licences granted to two persons living together to use a double-bed-sitting room…
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Guppys Properties Ltd v Knott ; Guppys Properties Ltd v Strutt
Fair rents–Evidence of fair rents–Capital values, other registered rents and market values all legitimate evidence–Rent assessment committee not obliged to follow any particular method of valuation–Extent of duty to give…
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Investment & Freehold English Estates Ltd v Casement
Rent Act 1977 — Long tenancy — Exclusion from Rent Act protection of tenancies where rent payable is less than two-thirds of rateable value of dwelling-house on the appropriate day…
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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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Normanton (Earl) v Giles and another
Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976–Action for possession of cottage–Whether gamekeeper an agricultural worker–Glendyne v Rapley followed–Submission of distinction based on commercial aspects of pheasant shooting rejected–County court judge’s order for possession…