The presence of cooking facilities is an essential element in deciding whether premises could constitute a dwelling. Accordingly, a room in a hotel without such facilities could not be subject to an assured tenancy. A room with cooking facilities and access to a bathroom could be a dwelling, but the sharing of cooking facilities denied exclusive possession. Changes in circumstances did not operate to remove the necessity for cooking facilities to constitute a dwelling.
Citations:
Times 10-Dec-1999, Gazette 07-Jan-2000
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Uratemp Ventures Limited v Collins HL 11-Oct-2001
Can a single room within a hotel comprise a separate dwelling within the 1988 Act and be subject to an assured tenancy?
Held: A single room can be a dwelling. Each case must be interpreted in its own light as a question of fact, but respecting . .
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Housing, Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.90091
