When a local authority was considering the fitness of a proposed licensee for the purposes of managing a house in multiple occupation, it was not under an obligation first to consider whether conditions proposed by the manager, would adequately meet any objections. The clause which allowed the court to attach conditions was free standing and separate. The authority was entitled to refuse registration without considering the imposition of restrictions.
Judges:
Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Justice Mummery and Lord Justice Buxton
Citations:
Times 18-Dec-2001, Gazette 06-Feb-2002, [2001] EWCA Civ 1843
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Housing, Licensing, Local Government
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.167111