Cases - Regis Property Co Ltd v Dudley

Record details

Name

Regis Property Co Ltd v Dudley

Date

[1959]

Citation

AC 370

Legislation

Landlord and Tenant Act 1927

Keywords

Dilapidations case law

Summary

The exception for fair wear and tear in the tenant's repairing covenant did not except the tenant from responsibility for taking steps to avoid further damage deriving from a defect of repair which itself was originally due to fair wear and tear.

The result of that decision could be to reduce the effect of the 'fair wear and tear' exclusion because a tenant may be best advised to remedy the defect that would otherwise be covered by it to prevent liability arising for something that is not caught by it.