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Billson and others v Residential Apartments Ltd

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (1991) 18 EG 169-183: 19 EG 122-134(11)Publication details: 1991Subject(s): Summary: CA 11 February 1991. The tenants had breached their covenant by failing to carry out repairs , and the landlords peaceably re-entered. The lower court had held that there had been a breach, that the notice had been sufficient before re-entry , that the re-entry had constituted such, and that the court had no jurisdiction to grant relief . The final point was the subject of the appeal. Equitable jurisdiction as called for by the tenants was, it was decided, extinguished by legislation.

CA 11 February 1991. The tenants had breached their covenant by failing to carry out repairs , and the landlords peaceably re-entered. The lower court had held that there had been a breach, that the notice had been sufficient before re-entry , that the re-entry had constituted such, and that the court had no jurisdiction to grant relief . The final point was the subject of the appeal. Equitable jurisdiction as called for by the tenants was, it was decided, extinguished by legislation.