The college leased and let out a large house as sub-lettings for students. Each student paid a proportion of the rent to the college. Each lease made it clear that it was intended to be a house in multiple occupation, and that it was not let as a separate dwelling. The college aimed to pass on the benefit of the rent registration to the students.
Held: The house had not been let as a separate dwelling and the college was not a protected tenant. The word dwelling included all the major activities of life, particularly sleeping, cooking and feeding and so a room which was devoid of cooking and a water supply and was unfurnished and not slept in was not a dwelling and the tenancy was not protected.
Citations:
[1980] 1 WLR 66, [1979] 3 All ER 250
Housing
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.245809
