Repairing covenants

Repairing covenants - 1994 - Estates Gazette Case Summaries 1994 EGCS 198(1) (10/12/94) .

"Shortlands Investments Ltd v Cargill plc" ORB 7 November 1994. Landlord`s claim for dilapidations allowed in part. Deemed to be unfair for outgoing tenants to pay whole of sum paid to incoming tenants for disrepair. Damages assessed on cost of repairs and as at end of lease, to take into account in valuing the reversion its actual state, the consideration that any incoming tenant would demand money related to the disrepair. Applied Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 s18(1) to the cost of repairs.


DAMAGES
Dilapidations
DIMINUTION IN VALUE
DISREPAIR
INCOMING TENANTS
LEASES
OUTGOING TENANTS
REVERSION