Southwark London Borough Council v Mills and Others: ChD 11 Mar 1998

A claim for a breach of the landlord’s covenant for quiet enjoyment, through the sound of normal activities from a neighbour being heard, succeeded.

Judges:

Laddie J

Citations:

Times 11-Mar-1998, [1998] 3 WLR 49

Statutes:

Arbitration Act 1979 1(2)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

First instance – Southwark London Borough Council v Mills/Tanner; Baxter v Camden London Borough Council HL 21-Oct-1999
Tenants of council flats with ineffective sound insulation argued that the landlord council was in breach of the covenant for quiet enjoyment in their tenancy agreements.
Held: A landlord’s duty to allow quiet enjoyment does not extend to a . .
Appeal from – London Borough of Southwark v Mills and Others CA 29-Jul-1998
The authority appealed against an award made in arbitration proceedings brought by its tenant who complained that she could hear everything happening in a neighbouring flat, even though the tenants of that flat wer acting reaosnably.
Held: . .
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Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.89430