Unoccupied property exempt from rates
Language: English Series: Independent ; 3/5/89 p21Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: In Regent Lion Properties Ltd v Westminster CC , QBD 28 April 1989, it was held that the ratepayer was exempt from paying rates on premises it was "prohibited by law from occupying", after the local authority had served a notice under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 , requiring treatment of asbestos .| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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In Regent Lion Properties Ltd v Westminster CC , QBD 28 April 1989, it was held that the ratepayer was exempt from paying rates on premises it was "prohibited by law from occupying", after the local authority had served a notice under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 , requiring treatment of asbestos .