The statutory tenant appealed an order for possession made on the basis that an offer of suitable alternative accommodation had been made and that it was reasonable to make the order. The tenancy had been of a large isolated country house with a paddock and outbuildings. The alternative offered was a modern four bedroom house.
Held: The tenant’s appeal failed. Nevertheless, the court should have regard to the housing needs of the tenant when deciding that the alternative offered was reasonably suitable for the tenant and her family as regards extent and character, and this would include allowing for the tenant having become accustomed to her environment. The Rent Acts were not intended to protect ‘incidental advantages’ relating to the tenant’s own particular tase for amenities.
Dunn LJ
Times 01-Feb-1983, [1983] 1 WLR 478
Rent Act 1977 Schedule 15 Part IV paragraph 5(1)(b)
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 10 December 2021; Ref: scu.245850
