The tenant appealed against a decision on whether alternatve accommodation offered by the landlord was adequate saying that the judge had not expressly found it to be reasonable.
Held: Morton LJ said that when a judge gives a decision giving possession to the landlord, the appeal court should always assume that he has applied his mind to the question of reasonableness before giving his decision.
Judges:
Morton LJ
Citations:
[1947] 1 All ER 193
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – PB Investments Ltd v McInnes CA 19-Jun-2007
The defendant was a Rent Act tenant. She was the last remaining tenant in a block of twenty flats which the landlord wished to redevelop. She said that the alternative accommodation offered was unsuitable. She had not co-operated with the claimant . .
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Housing
Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.263958