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Parkins v Westminster CC

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette Law Reports ; [1998] 13 EG 145-148(4)Publication details: 1998Subject(s): Summary: CA 20 November 1997. The council appellants granted the respondent a licence to occupy a flat on a shared basis. Council gave notice to the respondent. The county court held that the respondent had a secure tenancy of the flat. The council appealed, arguing that licence of a bedroom and shared use of whole flat did not create a secure tenancy. Held: Appeal was allowed. The council`s contentions were unanswerable.

CA 20 November 1997. The council appellants granted the respondent a licence to occupy a flat on a shared basis. Council gave notice to the respondent. The county court held that the respondent had a secure tenancy of the flat. The council appealed, arguing that licence of a bedroom and shared use of whole flat did not create a secure tenancy. Held: Appeal was allowed. The council`s contentions were unanswerable.