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Property law [2026] CSOH 40

HFD Glasgow 3 LTD against Student Loans Company LTD (Court of Session)

HFD Glasgow 3 LTD against Student Loans Company LTD (Court of Session) [2026] CSOH 40 (17 April 2026)

Court of Session case on dilapidations set a remit for an expert to assess repair defects, necessary works, and reasonable costs, and refused recovery of a video survey in hoc statu.

  • Dilapidations
  • Repairing obligations
  • Expert evidence
  • Remit to expert
  • Lease interpretation
  • Repairing-obligations
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Land law [2023] ScotCS CSIH_41

APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE SCOTTISH LAND COURT BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROXBURGHE SECOND DISCRETIONARY TRUST AGAINST ROBIN DOUGLAS LINDSAY BATCHELOR

APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE SCOTTISH LAND COURT BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROXBURGHE SECOND DISCRETIONARY TRUST AGAINST ROBIN DOUGLAS LINDSAY BATCHELOR [2023] ScotCS CSIH_41 (10 November 2023)

The Court of Session held that a lease clause required the landlord to carry out fence maintenance, with the tenant liable only for half the cost.

  • Lease interpretation
  • Repairing obligations
  • Agricultural tenancy
  • Contract construction
  • Notice to quit
  • Lease-interpretation
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Property law [2023] ScotCS CSOH_18

ASHTENNE CALEDONIA LTD AGAINST MAHMOOD SALEEM

ASHTENNE CALEDONIA LTD AGAINST MAHMOOD SALEEM [2023] ScotCS CSOH_18 (08 March 2023)

The Court of Session rejected a tenant’s objections to a surveyor’s draft dilapidations report, holding that the reporter applied the correct repair standard and acted within remit.

  • Dilapidations
  • Repairing obligations
  • Lease interpretation
  • Standard of repair
  • Remit to expert
  • Lease-interpretation
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Contract law [2021] ScotCS CSOH_77

APCOA PARKING (UK) LTD AGAINST CROSSLANDS PROPERTIES LTD

APCOA PARKING (UK) LTD AGAINST CROSSLANDS PROPERTIES LTD [2021] ScotCS CSOH_77 (30 July 2021)

The Outer House refused APCOA Parking’s rescission claim over car park defects, holding the proven issues were not material enough to go to the root of the contract.

  • Rescission
  • Material breach
  • Repairing obligations
  • Personal bar
  • Construction defects
  • Material-breach
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Commercial law [2017] ScotCS CSOH_63

Moor Row Ltd v DWF LLP

Moor Row Ltd v DWF LLP [2017] ScotCS CSOH_63 (07 April 2017)

Commercial lease dispute over dilapidations and indemnity. The court held the damages and indemnity pleadings were not irrelevant on the lease terms, but reserved proof on actual loss.

  • Dilapidations
  • Repairing obligations
  • Indemnity clauses
  • Measure of damages
  • Prematurity of action
  • Repairing-obligations
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Property law [2017] ScotCS CSIH_22

AWG Business Centres Ltd v Regus Caledonia Ltd & Anor

AWG Business Centres Ltd v Regus Caledonia Ltd & Anor [2017] ScotCS CSIH_22 (08 March 2017)

The Inner House held that lease wording excluded only initial construction and snagging costs, not later remedial works for latent defects in common parts.

  • Interpretation of lease terms
  • Service charge liability
  • Latent defects
  • Repairing obligations
  • Commercial leases
  • Lease-interpretation
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Property law [2017] CSOH 14

Dem-Master Demolition Ltd v Healthcare Environmental Services Ltd

Dem-Master Demolition Ltd v Healthcare Environmental Services Ltd [2017] Scotcs Csoh_14 (31 January 2017)

Preliminary proof on a commercial lease dispute held that clause 6 was not an absolute repairing obligation despite the missing photographic schedule.

  • Repairing obligations
  • Construction of lease terms
  • Schedules of condition
  • Dilapidations
  • Commercial leases
  • Commercial-leases
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Property law [2015] ScotCS CSIH_91

@SIPP (Pension Trustees) Ltd v Insight Travel Services Ltd

@SIPP (Pension Trustees) Ltd v Insight Travel Services Ltd [2015] ScotCS CSIH_91 (11 December 2015)

The Inner House held that a commercial lease required the tenant to put and keep the premises in good and substantial repair, and upheld the landlord’s contractual payment claim.

  • Commercial leases
  • Repairing obligations
  • Measure of damages
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Commercial-leases
  • Repairing-covenants
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Property law [2015] ScotCS CSOH_29

Mapeley Acquisition Co (3) Ltd v City of Edinburgh Council

Mapeley Acquisition Co (3) Ltd v City of Edinburgh Council [2015] ScotCS CSOH_29 (24 March 2015)

The court construed lease repair clauses in favour of the tenant, holding that payment under the dilapidations clause depended on works being carried out or intended.

  • Lease interpretation
  • Repairing obligations
  • Dilapidations
  • Remedies for breach of lease
  • Lease-interpretation
  • Repairing-obligations
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Property law [2014] ScotCS CSOH_137

@SIPP (PENSION TRUSTEES) Ltd AGAINST INSIGHT TRAVEL SERVICES Ltd

@SIPP (PENSION TRUSTEES) Ltd AGAINST INSIGHT TRAVEL SERVICES Ltd [2014] ScotCS CSOH_137 (04 September 2014)

A Scottish commercial lease case on repairing obligations and dilapidations, holding that the tenant’s duty was limited by the lease’s commencement condition.

  • Commercial leases
  • Repairing obligations
  • Measure of damages
  • Interpretation of lease clauses
  • Commercial-leases
  • Repairing-obligations
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