References: Gazette 02-Sep-1999
Ratio: The replacement by a tenant of windows in a flat did not amount to structural alterations. The lease was clear as to what could constitute such alterations, and despite the different uses of the term in the lease, it clearly did not include either windows or doors.
This case cites:
- considered – Pearlman v Keepers and Governors of Harrow School CA ([1978] 2 EGLR 61, [1978] CLY 2324, Bailii, [1978] EWCA Civ 5, [1979] QB 56)
The court considered the finality of decision of a county court judge regarding the interpretation of the phrase ‘structural alteration’ in the 1974 Act. Paragraph 2 (2) of Schedule 8 provided that the determination of the county court judge ‘shall . . - considered – Irvine v Moran ([1991] 1 EGLR 261)
The tenant took a lease for under 7 years, accepting repairing and other obligations. The question was how those obligations fitted the landlord’s implied obligations under section 32, and the effect of the section on decorating covenants. The . .
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