Rent Acts
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Metropolitan Properties Co (FGC) Ltd v Good and others
Rent Act 1977 — Adequacy of reasons given by a rent assessment committee for their decision — Appeal by landlords — Appellants’ complaint related to that part of committee’s decision…
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Chrisdell Ltd v Johnson and another
Rent Act 1977 — Order for possession — Breach of term of agreement prohibiting assignment, subletting or parting with possession of premises or any part thereof — Whether breach waived…
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Haniff v Robinson
Landlord and tenant — Rent Act 1977 — Whether a landlord having obtained an order for possession is entitled to take possession of premises against a statutory tenant without the…
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Harley v Hood
Rent Act 1977 — Action for possession — Case 16 in Schedule 15 — Appeal from decision of county court judge — Dwelling required by owner for agricultural worker –…
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First Cross Ltd v Teasdale and others
Rent Act 1977 — Statutory appeals against decisions of a rent assessment committee — Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 — Appeal against decision in respect of tenancies of furnished flats…
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Florent v Horez
Rent Act 1977, Schedule 15, Cases 1 and 2 — Tenant’s appeal against county court judge’s order for possession — Landlord claimed that tenant was in breach of his covenant…
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Gladyric Ltd v Collinson and another
Rent Act 1977 — Question as to suitability of alternative accommodation — Cottage let to lecturer at an Oxford college and fiancee, the letting expressed to be for a short…
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Jones and another v Cook and another
Rent Act 1977, section 98(1)(a), and Schedule 15, Part IV, paras 4 and 5 — Suitable alternative accommodation — Accommodation deemed to be suitable under para 4(1)(a) provided that it…
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John Sainesbury & Co (a firm) v Roberts
Possession of furnished premises–Order made shortly before Rent Act 1974–Judge should exercise discretion given by Act’s transitional provisions to rescind order unless landlord can point to relevant circumstances making such…
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Metropolitan Property Holdings Ltd v Finegold and others
Fair rents–Scarcity element–Allowance to be made under this head must reflect ‘broad, overall general scarcity affecting a really substantial area,’ not merely a local scarcity such as might be produced…
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Dundon v Kenna and others
Rent Act 1977 — Appeal against decision of a rent assessment committee — Complaint by landlord that he had not received notice of a hearing to which he was a…
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Lewis-Graham and another v Conacher
Rent Act 1977 — Resident landlord — Whether two adjoining dwellings were at all material times one building for purposes of section 12 of the Rent Act 1977 — Appeal…