The correct measure of damages to be recovered by a council tenant who had purchased the freehold of a council house from the local housing authority with the benefit of a discount where the local authority has been in breach of their duty under s. 563(1) of the Housing Act, 1985, to give the purchasing tenant notice that the house is a defective dwelling and that the purchasing tenant will not be eligible for relief under the scheme in Part XVI of the Act. Liability was not an issue before the judge.
Lord Justice Roch,
Lord Justice Brooke,
And,
Mr Justice Ferris
[2000] EWCA Civ 76
Bailii
England and Wales
Damages
Updated: 10 December 2021; Ref: scu.147109
