Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2006] All ER (D) 130 (Apr)
Neutral Citation: [2006] EWCA Civ 373
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Tuckey, Laws LJJ and Sir Martin Nourse

Representation Mark Wonnacott (instructed by Mary Ward Legal Centre) for the defendant.
  Nicholas Grundy (instructed by the London Borough of Haringey) for the authority.
Judgment Dates: 10 April 2006

Catchwords

Housing - Local authority houses - Possession - Security of tenure - Lease granted to local housing authority by private landlord - Lease not including single provision for landlord to obtain vacant possession either on the expiry of a specified period or when required by him - Whether sub-lease by authority creating secure tenancy - , Sch 1, para 6(b).

The Case

On the true construction of para6(b) of Sch1 to the a lease between a private landlord and a local housing authority had to include a single provision for the landlord to obtain vacant possession either on the expiry of a specified period or when required by him.

Practice Areas

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