Cases - Sandhu v Ladbroke Hotels Ltd
Record details
- Name
- Sandhu v Ladbroke Hotels Ltd
- Date
- [1995]
- Citation
- 2 EGLR 92, Ch D
- Legislation
- Keywords
- Dilapidations case law
- Summary
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This case concerned an appeal from an arbitrator on a rent review case:
'I do not find any support in authority for the "commercial life" concept ... The fact that commercial premises had been designed and built for a specialised use which had become totally obsolete (such as, for instance, Mr George's shooting gallery and fencing school between the Haymarket and Leicester Square as described in "Bleak House") would be a very strong reason for the court to decide, under the Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938, that a tenant ought not to be held liable for substantial repairs to premises which would inevitably have to be substantially reconstructed, if not completely demolished, before long. But ... the effect of the Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938 is not to be taken into account in determining the notional state of repair for the purposes of the rent review.'