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001			ABS57781
008			090401t1997 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u81538
041			_aeng
245			_aLondon Borough of Lambeth v Thomas
260			_c1997
350			_a0
490			_aProperty, planning & compensation reports _v[1997] 74 P&CR 189-199(11)
520			_aCA 25 March 1997. The appellant (the local authority and landlord) gave notice of intention to seek possession of its property due to money owing. The bulk of the sum pertained to unpaid water charges which the appellant had agreed to collect on behalf of the relevant water authority. The lease was a secure tenancy governed by the Housing Act 1985. The CC judge decided that the water charges constituted "rent" for the purposes of the Act, however the judge refused to make a possession order being particularly influenced by the fact that the water authority was a private company. The appellant`s appeal was allowed, on the grounds that the learned Judge`s approach was wrong in principle and influenced by irrelevant considerations.
650			_aHOUSING ACT 1985
650			_aPOSSESSION PROCEEDINGS
650			_aRENT ARREARS
650			_aWATER AUTHORITY
650			_aWATER CHARGES
690			_aLANDLORD AND TENANT-CASE LAW-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
942			_n0
948			_c20/10/1997
999			_c51375 _d51375