The fact that a subsequent tenant was given a rent free period or was paid a reverse premium to take the premises, could allow a court to infer the extent of damage to the landlord’s reversion caused by the first tenant’s breach of his covenant to repair.
Citations:
[1995] EGLR 51
Cited by:
Cited – Latimer and Another v Carney and others CA 27-Oct-2006
The landlords appealed disissal of their request for relief against their tenants for non-repair of the premises. The judge had held that the landlord had not provided appropriate evidence of the damage and costs of repair which it claimed.
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.245773
