Baxter v Mayor and Burgesses of London Borough of Camden (2): CA 5 Nov 1998

A tenant taking a lease of defective premises could not complain of nuisance arising from that defect in the absence of contractual or statutory obligations. Poor sound-proofing between flats no nuisance where there was no sound-proofing standard applicable

Citations:

Times 11-Nov-1998, Gazette 25-Nov-1998, [1998] EWCA Civ 1703, [2001] QB1

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Landlord and Tenant, Nuisance, Housing

Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.145182