| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 37 (Dec) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2005] EWHC 2783 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Michael Supperstone QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge |
| Representation | Charles Phipps (instructed by Legal Action) for the claimant. |
| Kelvin Rutledge (instructed by K Cohen) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 2 December 2005 |
Catchwords
Housing - Local authority houses - Tenant's right to buy - Service of notice - Whether necessary to post letter to particular department or to local authority's general mail address.
The Case
An RTB1 form in respect of an application to buy a council house had been properly served when it was received by an agent of local authority who was authorised to receive it on the authority's behalf. Contrary to the authority's submissions, it had not been necessary for the form to have been posted specifically to the internal department which dealt with such matters.
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