Cases - Brew Bros Ltd v Snax (Ross) Ltd

Record details

Name

Brew Bros Ltd v Snax (Ross) Ltd

Date

[1970]; [1970]; (1968)

Citation

1 QB 612; 1 AII ER 587; 207 EG 341, QBD

Legislation

Landlord and Tenant Act 1927

Keywords

Commercial property - property management - dilapidations - terms of the lease - repair

Summary

As this case illustrates, just because a lease contains a covenant to repair does not necessarily mean that all work to, apparently, restore the property to the condition it was once in would be ‘repair’ - it is a question of fact and degree. One must consider the particular property, the state it was in when the lease was granted and the terms of the lease, and then reach a conclusion as to whether the work said to be necessary can fairly be termed repair.