A plague on both houses
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0245) 9 November 2002, 152(1)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the case "Clements v Simmonds" (2002) whereby the claimant (C), a statutory tenant was seeking compensation from her former landlord (S), alleging that S had regained possession under Case 9 of the Rent Act 1977, by misrepresenting to the court that she had intended to return to live in the property. The High Court ordered S to pay compensation, while also condemning both sides for lying in order to achieve their own purposes.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3842-15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 120413-1001 |
Discusses the case "Clements v Simmonds" (2002) whereby the claimant (C), a statutory tenant was seeking compensation from her former landlord (S), alleging that S had regained possession under Case 9 of the Rent Act 1977, by misrepresenting to the court that she had intended to return to live in the property. The High Court ordered S to pay compensation, while also condemning both sides for lying in order to achieve their own purposes.