The defendant contracted by parol to take space for his roundabout at a fair on three bank holidays. He attended and paid for only the first, and the landlord sued for the sums due for the subsequent days.
Held: Occupation of a property can occur notwithstanding that the property is to be occupied for discontinuous periods. Though the occupation was to be on discontinuous occasions, it was one letting at a single rent. The plaintiff’s right to recover his rent was not affected by the separate dates. A tenancy had been created, and the rent was due.
[1895] 2 QB 627, [1895-9] All ER Rep 863, [1895] UKLawRpKQB 162
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Cited – Pointon York Group Plc v Poulton CA 13-Jul-2006
The lease included a right to use seven designated parking spaces. The parties disputed whether parking space could be occupied in such a way as to be given protection under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
Held: A parking space is an . .
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Updated: 13 October 2021; Ref: scu.245896