Swann v White and others
Swann v White and others
- 1996
- Estates Gazette [1996] 26 EG 136-138(3) .
LT 14 November 1995. W were the lessees of property owned by S. Following notices served by W under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 claiming to acquire the freeholds to the properties, the Leasehold valuation tribunal determined the price of each property to be £350. S appealed contending the price should be £525. W supported the LVT`s decision and did not call any expert evidence to support the decision. S contended that in the absence of expert evidence from W, the tribunal must accept the evidence of the freeholder. "Decision" the appeal decision in "London and Winchester Properties Ltd" did not state that the landlord`s evidence must be accepted if unchallenged. The tribunal was entitled to set the purchase prices.
DETERMINATION OF PRICE
EXPERT EVIDENCE
FREEHOLD PURCHASE
FREEHOLD
LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT
LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967 S9(1)
LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967
SWANN V WHITE AND OTHERS
LT 14 November 1995. W were the lessees of property owned by S. Following notices served by W under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 claiming to acquire the freeholds to the properties, the Leasehold valuation tribunal determined the price of each property to be £350. S appealed contending the price should be £525. W supported the LVT`s decision and did not call any expert evidence to support the decision. S contended that in the absence of expert evidence from W, the tribunal must accept the evidence of the freeholder. "Decision" the appeal decision in "London and Winchester Properties Ltd" did not state that the landlord`s evidence must be accepted if unchallenged. The tribunal was entitled to set the purchase prices.
DETERMINATION OF PRICE
EXPERT EVIDENCE
FREEHOLD PURCHASE
FREEHOLD
LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT
LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967 S9(1)
LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967
SWANN V WHITE AND OTHERS