Fawke v Viscount Chelsea: 1980

Depending on the evidence, a stepped rent may well be the best way to determine the rack rent value over a period of years so that an arbitrator might properly make such an award. This was particularly so where the landlord was in serious breach of repairing obligations, but was expected to deal with the repairs.

Citations:

[1980] QB 44

Statutes:

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 34(1)

Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.218823