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035			_a(Sirsi) u23344
041			_aeng
245			_aHilton v Plustitle Ltd and Another
260			_c1989
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1989) 05 EG 94-98(3)
520			_aCA 3 November 1988. Appeal by R in an action by the landlord (H) against P, a company, and R, in which H claimed possession of a flat occupied by R. R appealed against cc decision in favour of H. H provides flats to let to companies only. Genuine company lets do not attract security of tenure under the Rent Act 1977 s2 . The arrangement between H and R was that H would offer a flat to R provided that the lease was granted to a company. R bought a company (P), "off-the-shelf", for £150 and became a shareholder and director. P was granted a six-month lease of the flat, renewed on one occasion. Following a disagreement over a rent increase, H sought possession on the basis that it was a company let. R defended the claim, contending that the letting was a sham and that the tenancy had been granted to her. Cc upheld H`s claim for possession, rejecting the suggestion of a sham. The cc judge held it was the clear intention of both parties that the flat should be let to a company and not to
650			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
690			_aLANDLORD AND TENANT-CASE LAW-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c15606 _d15606