Baker v MacIver and another
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (1990) 40 EG 123-129(4)Publication details: 1990Subject(s): Summary: CA 20 March 1990. B occupied a house as a farm manager rent and rate free and owned another which he let to M in 1974. A `gentleman`s agreement` was made that if B ever wanted the property, M would move within three months. In January 1989 B was made redundant and given notice to quit . B served a notice to quit on M so he could use his own house. Both B and M were protected tenants under the Rent Acts, in B`s case under Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 and M`s Rent Act 1977 . B was offered redundancy money of £3,854 and an offer to give up his tenancy on payment of £20,000 with £5,000 commission if he showed round a prospective purchaser. B was offered alternative accommodation under another protected tenancy . B had found redundancy distressing, as his employer wanted the post for his son, and claimed it would be distressing to move to the alternative accommodation as it would be nearer his employer. B therefore sought to establish appropriate grounds for possession of his property unde| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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CA 20 March 1990. B occupied a house as a farm manager rent and rate free and owned another which he let to M in 1974. A `gentleman`s agreement` was made that if B ever wanted the property, M would move within three months. In January 1989 B was made redundant and given notice to quit . B served a notice to quit on M so he could use his own house. Both B and M were protected tenants under the Rent Acts, in B`s case under Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 and M`s Rent Act 1977 . B was offered redundancy money of £3,854 and an offer to give up his tenancy on payment of £20,000 with £5,000 commission if he showed round a prospective purchaser. B was offered alternative accommodation under another protected tenancy . B had found redundancy distressing, as his employer wanted the post for his son, and claimed it would be distressing to move to the alternative accommodation as it would be nearer his employer. B therefore sought to establish appropriate grounds for possession of his property unde