| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 47 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] EWCA Civ 594 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Lord Neuberger MR, Longmore and Lewison LJJ |
| Representation | Stephen Jourdan QC (instructed by Payne Hicks Beach) for the claimant. |
| Philip Rainey QC (instructed by Pemberton Greenish LLP) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 May 2012 |
Catchwords
Landlord and tenant - Leasehold enfranchisement - House - House reasonably so called - Building owned by defendant landlord comprising self-contained flats and retail units - Claimant tenant alleging entitlement to acquire freehold of property - Judge finding building not being house 'reasonably so called' - Whether judge erring - .
The Case
Landlord and tenant Leasehold enfranchisement. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the claimant's appeal, holding that the defendants' property, which comprised flats and retail units, was not 'a house' for the purpose of s2(1) of the .
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