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Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
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The plaintiff council, the London Borough of Hounslow, entered into a contract with the defendant builders for the......
Lowson v Coombes
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Mr Lowson and Ms Coombes were a couple who purchased a house together. They were not married, as Mr Lowson was still......
Smith v Brudenell-Bruce
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The defendants were trustees of an estate, part of SavernakeForest, Wiltshire, comprised within a conveyance of 1951....
Akici v LR Butlin Ltd [2006]
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The claimant was the tenant of a commercial lease of premises which contained a covenant preventing the sub-lease......
Lissimore v Downing [2003]
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The defendant was a wealthy individual who expressed various sentiments that his girlfriend (the claimant)......
Re Nisbet and Potts Contract
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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......
Calverley v Green
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Mr Calverley and Ms Green were in a de facto relationship, where they were not legally married but had lived together......
PW & Co v Milton Gate Investments Ltd
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The claimant held the head-tenant of the defendant's building and sub-leased the property to several other parties....
Barclays Bank Plc v Zaroovabli
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Barclays Bank claimed possession of a house from Mr and Mrs Zaroovabli (Z), and their tenant, Mrs Pourdanay......
Wiseman v Simpson
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Exclusion of a spouse from the premises of property of which he/she is a joint tenant....
Tomlinson v Congleton BC and another
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The obligation placed on occupiers with regards to injuries caused on their property...
Smith v Marrable (1843)
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The lease of a furnished house includes an implied term that the house will be reasonably fit for habitation...
Sen v Headley
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In 1986 the deceased (T) was diagnosed with terminal cancer. While in hospital the claimant (C) was told by T that his house would thereafter......
Odey v Barber [2006]
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The claimant - Odey, was a landowner. He sought a declaration that he had a right of way over a track which belonged...
Manchester City Council v Pinnock
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Possession proceedings against a tenant and the right to respect for a home under the European Convention of Human......
D'Eyncourt v Gregory
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A testator was a life tenant of certain estates, upon which he had erected and furnished a mansion-house and bequeathed all the tapestry......
Liverpool County Council v Irwin
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Implying a term including an obligation on the part of a council where tenancy agreement did not expressly stipulate...
James v Thomas
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The defendant, Mr Thomas, owned the cottage in dispute as the sole registered proprietor of the property....
Newton Abbot Co-op v Williamson and Treadgold
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A vendor, who was an ironmonger, sold part of a property to a purchaser with the inclusion of a covenant which restricted......
Jones v Cleanthi
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Landlord and tenant; landlord erected wall blocking access to refuse bins; whether statutory obligation defeats easement...
Rodway v Landy [2001]
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Two doctors jointly purchased a property for the purposes of running a medical practice from it. The doctors contributed......
O’Connell v Jackson
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The plaintiff was an experienced motorist, travelling to work at 20 mph on a major road in a busy traffic area. Contrary to the......
Thomas v Sorrell [1673]
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The claimant in this matter was the Company of Vintners which, under the Act which created it, was entitled......
Donington Park Leisure Ltd v Wheatcroft & Son Ltd
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The tenant of a lease over a racing-circuit persuaded its landlord to allow it to use additional land for parking during a large event...
Leigh v Dickeson 1884
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In this case a property was co-owned by two individuals. One of them (who was in possession of the property) decided......
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