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Landlord and tenant fair rent

Series: Estates Gazette ; [2001] 30 EG 113(CS) (28/7/01)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: "Spath Holme Ltd v Chairman of the North Western Rent Assessment Committee and another", QBD 12 July 2001, examined the fundamental purpose of registration, which was to fix a rent for the premises so that any tenant was protected from paying excessive sums. The Landlord (S), ignoring the above issue, appealed against the committee's (N) determination of a fair rent. However the committee had erred in law by assuming an absence of voids and letting costs in the hypothetical market of regulated tenancies. The appeal was allowed.

"Spath Holme Ltd v Chairman of the North Western Rent Assessment Committee and another", QBD 12 July 2001, examined the fundamental purpose of registration, which was to fix a rent for the premises so that any tenant was protected from paying excessive sums. The Landlord (S), ignoring the above issue, appealed against the committee's (N) determination of a fair rent. However the committee had erred in law by assuming an absence of voids and letting costs in the hypothetical market of regulated tenancies. The appeal was allowed.