Senbanjo v Brent London Borough Council: ChD 4 Jan 2001

A local authority notice to complete issued by local authority to a tenant acquiring a house under the right to buy provisions, was not valid where one tenant had withdrawn from the purchase application, and the authority had accepted that the other could proceed. The removal of a tenant amounted to a relevant outstanding matter to be resolved, and the remaining tenant should be allowed time to complete transaction. The time should begin to run again. Having accepted the withdrawal of one tenant, the local authority was bound in to allow the many tenants the appropriate in time period to proceed.

Citations:

Times 04-Jan-2001

Statutes:

Housing Act 1985 140 141

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Land, Local Government, Housing

Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.89170