The defendant was a secure tenant. When she was sued for arrears of rent, she counterclaimed for damages for breach of the landlord’s obligation to repair for over seven years. The judge awarded her general damages for diminution of the value of the tenancy calculated by reference to a reduction in the rent payable and general damages by reference to an annual sum. The award totalled pounds 50,000.
Held: Leave to appeal was refused. One ground of appeal was that the awards of damages were excessive. Roch LJ said that there was no indication that the awards were wrong in principle or excessive in amount. Damages may be awarded on both bases.
Judges:
Roch LJ
Citations:
[1995] 28 HLR 203
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Housing
Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.245598