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Sheppey Beach Villas Ltd v Taylor & Ors [2026] EWHC 647 (Ch) (19 March 2026)
The High Court held that a fire-damaged holiday property remained a “house” and a “dwelling,” so the appeal against enfranchisement failed on the issues decided.
The High Court held that a fire-damaged holiday property still counted as a “house” and a “dwelling”, dismissing the appeal on those grounds.
The Upper Tribunal allowed a landlord-and-tenant appeal in part, finding additional lease breaches relating to terrace structures and Airbnb use affecting insurance.
The Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal over a lease covenant on carpet and underfelt, holding the tenant was only in breach until carpet was laid in August 2023.
The Privy Council held that section 27 of Trinidad and Tobago’s State Lands Act does not bar detinue claims, and reinstated a defence to continued detention.
Al Saleh & Anor v Croydon Estates Ltd [2025] EWHC 99 (KB) (22 January 2025)
The High Court refused a renewed application for permission to appeal in a commercial property dispute, upholding findings on tenant identity, arrears, forfeiture, and post-forfeiture liability.
The Upper Tribunal held that no term should be implied into a headlease requiring compliance with all legal obligations, and allowed the appeal.
The decision not to restore the trailer was reasonable, proportionate, and in accordance with policy, as the appellant failed to provide sufficient information, did not take reasonable steps to prevent smuggling, and did not substantiate hardship. The tribunal had no jurisdiction to revisit the legality of the seizure due to the deeming provisions.
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HMRC's second reviewed decision to refuse restoration of the seized goods was reasonable. All relevant factors, including those identified in the first appeal judgment, were considered. The under-valuation error affected the entire consignment, and no exceptional circumstances justified restoration. Failure to consider partial restoration did not render the decision unreasonable as it would not have changed the outcome.
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The 1992 Deed validly established the money purchase section and effected the transfer and conversion of members’ final salary benefits to money purchase benefits, subject to an underpin preserving the final pensionable salary link as required by the Proviso. The conversion itself did not breach the Proviso, but the transfer sums must be augmented if actual salary increases and final pensionable salary would have resulted in higher accrued benefits. There is no rule in the Scheme obliging the Trustee to discriminate on grounds of age; therefore, no unlawful age discrimination has occurred or…
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