Lord Goddard CJ said: ‘the test for deciding what is ‘rent’ for the purpose of the Rent Restrictions Acts is to ask: what is the total monetary payment to be made by the tenant to the landlord?’
Judges:
Lord Goddard CJ
Citations:
[1952] 1 ALL ER 460
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Mason v Boscawen ChD 18-Dec-2008
The landlord had opted to charge VAT on part of the rent. The tenant fell into arrears and now challenged a notice to quit which included the VAT. The court was asked what constituted ‘rent’ for the purposes of a demand for rent founding a notice to . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.279101
