Repairing covenant
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; [1999] EGCS 43 (12/03/99)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: Scottish Mutual Assurance plc v Jardine Public Relations Ltd Technology and Construction Court 12 March 1999. At issue was whether the defendant (J) should pay service charges for works the defendant landlord (S) carried out on the roof. Held, that the works went beyond repair and amounted to renewal, and had been carried out to fulfil S's long-term obligations over 20 years or more not for its obligations over the shorter period of the defendants lease. The defendant was not liable for the full charge but should contribute 40%.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Scottish Mutual Assurance plc v Jardine Public Relations Ltd Technology and Construction Court 12 March 1999. At issue was whether the defendant (J) should pay service charges for works the defendant landlord (S) carried out on the roof. Held, that the works went beyond repair and amounted to renewal, and had been carried out to fulfil S's long-term obligations over 20 years or more not for its obligations over the shorter period of the defendants lease. The defendant was not liable for the full charge but should contribute 40%.