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Barrett v Morgan 2000
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Head lease terminated on agreement between landlord and tenant; impact on sub-tenancy…
Van Haarlam v Kasner Charitable Trust (1992)
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The plaintiff held a 99-year lease over a flat which had a subsequent covenant, preventing the flat from being used……
Re Ellenborough Park
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The necessary requirements for granting an easement. The titular park area, Ellenborough Park, was a park in Weston-super-Mare which was owned jointly by two tenants….
Santley v Wilde 1899
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Collateral advantages and presumptions about oppressive conduct. The owner of a lease of a theatre wanted to carry on a theatre business there and took out a mortgage of £20,0001 in order to do this, secured against the lease, over five years….
Madzimbanuto v Lardner-Burke
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
At the time of this case, Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colony. In 1965, the government unilaterally declared its independence, but this was viewed as illegal by the British government….
Mehra v Shah
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Mr Shah and his wife had 12 children together. He ran a successful drapery business in Nairobi, which soon expanded to two shops. Some of the children helped out with the business and when they were older, they worked for the shops without receiving pay….
Davis v Smith [2011]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
A husband and wife married in 1988, after which they moved into a property which Mrs Smith had already been a tenant of for some time. In 1989, they purchased the property as joint tenants. …
London County Council v Allen and Others
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The owner of a piece of land applied to London County Council under the London Building Act 1894, section 7 for the grant of a new street on the land that they owned….
Burnett’s Trustee v Grainger
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Grainger purchased the title to a flat for £45,000 from Burnett (B). Once this was agreed, Grainger failed……
Manchester Airport Plc v Dutton
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimants, Manchester Airport, wished to construct a second runway at the airport. The defendants, a group of……
Bankway Properties Ltd v Pensfold-Dunsford
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Landlord and tenant; assured tenancy; rent review clauses and security of tenure…
Palk v Mortgage Services Funding plc
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
In 1990 A borrowed £300,000, secured by a mortgage over the house he owned jointly with his wife……
Parker v Parker [2003]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimant occupied the defendant’s castle, and claimed a right to continue occupation….
Bedson v Bedson
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
A husband and wife had three children and lived in the matrimonial home which was a flat above a draper’s……
Medforth v Blake [2000]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
In 1984 the defendants were appointed as receivers over the pig-farming business of the plaintiff….
Tomlinson v Congleton BC and another
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The obligation placed on occupiers with regards to injuries caused on their property…
Cameron v Murdoch (1986)
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Proprietary estoppel can be enforced even though the interest is inchoate….
Wiseman v Simpson
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Exclusion of a spouse from the premises of property of which he/she is a joint tenant….
Duke of Norfolk v Arbuthnot
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The parish church, St. Nicholas Arundel, was a cruciform church with a central tower. Part of it, located to the east……
Barclays Bank Plc v Zaroovabli
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Barclays Bank claimed possession of a house from Mr and Mrs Zaroovabli (Z), and their tenant, Mrs Pourdanay……
Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The appellants tendered for a contract with the respondents to build 28 houses for 8 months. The tender was accompanied by a letter which stated that the tender was subject to adequate supplies of materials and labour when required to carry out the work within the time specified….
PW & Co v Milton Gate Investments Ltd
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimant held the head-tenant of the defendant’s building and sub-leased the property to several other parties….
Lloyd v Dugdale [2001]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The defendant had arranged for his company to do building work on the claimant’s land on the understanding that the claimant would grant……
Nelson v Walker (1910)
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The parties were owners of two contiguous allotments of land (allotments 13 and 12). In 1873, before the owners……
Calverley v Green
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Mr Calverley and Ms Green were in a de facto relationship, where they were not legally married but had lived together……
Raja v Lloyds TSB Bank plc (2001)
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
In 1986 the Appellant (R) was granted overdraft facilities which were secured by legal charges over four properties……
Jones v Kernott
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Beneficial interests of a co-habiting couple in a family home. An unmarried, co-habiting couple, Mr. Kernott and Ms. Jones, purchased a home with a mortgage in joint names….
Re Nisbet and Potts Contract
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
N entered into a contract to sell a parcel of land to P. N’s title was possessory, the paper title having being defeated by a successful……
Pettitt v Pettitt
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The equitable interest of a spouse in a matrimonial home.. A woman purchased a matrimonial home for herself and her husband to live in out of her own sums and conveyed the home into her name….
London & Blenheim Estates Ltd v Ladbroke Retail Parks Ltd
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London……
Lissimore v Downing [2003]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The defendant was a wealthy individual who expressed various sentiments that his girlfriend (the claimant)……
Crawley BC v Ure 1996
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Landlord and tenant; one joint tenant giving notice to quit without consulting the other…
Austin v Keele (1987)
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The parties, in this case, had a long business arrangement. The case was concerned with the dissolution of a……
Burrows v Brent LBC
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Ms Burrows was a secured tenant in a flat owned by the council. She fell behind with her rent and the council……
Southwark LBC v Mills
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Landlord and tenant; whether poor soundproofing amounted to breach of covenant for quiet enjoyment…
Ashburn Anstalt v Arnold
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The defendant was the successor-in-title to a company which persuaded the claimant to sell his lease to the company in exchange for a promise that he would continue occupying the property rent-free until the defendant gave him one quarter’s notice to leave….
Beatty v Guggenheim Exploration Co.
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The defendants, Guggenheim Exploration Company, acquired and developed mining properties and the complainant, Beatty……
Campbell v Griffin [2001]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimant, Campbell, moved in with a much older couple, Mr and Mrs Ascough, as a lodger….
Gillett v Holt [2001]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimant, Gillett, worked on Holt’s farm. Holt persuaded Gillett to abandon plans for college and to work……
Wilsons and Clyde Co v English
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The defendants had employed the complainant, Mr English. He was working on a repair to an airway on the Mine Jigger Brae, which was used as part of the haulage system….
Kent v Kavanagh [2006]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Freehold owners entered into a building agreement with a firm of builders who erected a road of semi-detached houses……
Akici v LR Butlin Ltd [2006]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimant was the tenant of a commercial lease of premises which contained a covenant preventing the sub-lease……
Crabb v Arun DC 1975
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The claimant purchased land with a limited number of access points. The defendant authority placed gates at the access……
Jones v Lipman [1962]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Lipman agreed to sell a property to Jones for £5,250, but subsequently changed his mind. He then formed his own company, which had £100 in capital, and made himself the director and owner. …
Smith v Brudenell-Bruce
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The defendants were trustees of an estate, part of SavernakeForest, Wiltshire, comprised within a conveyance of 1951….
Aslan v Murphy (No 1)
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Landlord and tenant; whether agreement is a lease which expressly excludes exclusive possession…
Dillwyn v Llewelyn [1862]
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
A father signed a memorandum leaving his farm to his son. However, this memorandum was not executed by deed….
National Provincial Bank v Ainsworth
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
A man, his wife and children were occupants of a piece of property, though the defendant was the sole registered proprietor. The property was later used to secure an overdraft for the his company, and the bank which granted the overdraft registered a charge against the house accordingly….
Lowson v Coombes
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
Mr Lowson and Ms Coombes were a couple who purchased a house together. They were not married, as Mr Lowson was still……
Chan Pui Chun v Leung Kam Ho
Article. Published: October 12, 2018
The complainant had worked with the defendant and a personal relationship had developed with him while he was…
