23 Jul 1983
SCAIFFEE LTD v. CHOW HET CHUEN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- SCAIFFEE LTD v. CHOW HET CHUEN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Lands Tribunal
- Case number
- LDLA9/1983
The Tribunal held that s.53A(4)(a) prescribes only minimum compensation based on rateable‑value multiples; reasonable compensation is instead the tenant's actual loss measured by the value of expected future use of the protected tenancy plus an allowance for disturbance. Past occupancy or sentimental value is not a compensable measure. The Tribunal quantified loss by estimating profit rent, capitalising profit rent for the relevant period, and adding disturbance costs, and awarded specific sums to respondents accordingly.