Notices were given which were incorrect.
Held: The notices were upheld despite the errors.
Judges:
Arden LJ Simon Brown LJ
Citations:
[2003] EWCA Civ 281, [2003] HLR 45
Links:
Statutes:
Housing Act 1988 20, Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) Regulations 1988
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Assurance HL 21-May-1997
Minor Irregularity in Break Notice Not Fatal
Leases contained clauses allowing the tenant to break the lease by serving not less than six months notice to expire on the third anniversary of the commencement date of the term of the lease. The tenant gave notice to determine the leases on 12th . .
Applied – Ravenseft Properties Ltd v Hall; White v Chubb; similar CA 19-Dec-2001
Parties appealed decisions as whether assured shorthold tenancy notices were valid despite errors.
Held: If, notwithstanding errors or omissions, the substance of the notice was sufficiently clear to the reasonable person reading it, then the . .
Cited by:
Cited – Lay and others v Ackerman and Another CA 4-Mar-2004
Notices had been served by tenants under the Acts. The properties were on a large estate where the freeholds had been divided and assigned to different bodies, and there were inconsistencies in identifying the landlords. The landlords served a . .
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Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.181104