Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2006] All ER (D) 321 (May)
Neutral Citation: [2006] EWCA Civ 656
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Brooke, Dyson and Jacob LJJ

Representation Kelvin Rutledge and Genevieve Screeche-Powell (instructed by Bristol City Council Legal Services) for the authority.
  Jan Luba QC and Robert Latham (instructed by South West Law) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 23 May 2006

Catchwords

Housing - Local authority houses - Possession - Secure tenancy terminating on date set out on face of order for possession - Court directing that possession order not to be enforced if requirements set out in order complied with - Tenant becoming 'tolerated trespasser' - Whether court obliged to set out absolute date for possession on face of order.

The Case

A judge making a possession order was not obliged to set an absolute date for possession on the face of the order.

Practice Areas

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