Tenants of new houses in 1925 agreed in their 99 year leases to yield up the premises having well and sufficiently repaired the premises with all manner of reparations.
Held: Atkin LJ said that repair ‘connotes the idea of making good damage so as to leave the subject so far as possible as though it had not been damaged’.
Judges:
Atkin LJ
Citations:
[1924] 1 KB 716
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.259871