Cases - London & Quadrant Housing Trust v Root
Record details
- Name
- London & Quadrant Housing Trust v Root
- Date
- [2005]
- Citation
- EWCA Civ 43
- Legislation
- Keywords
- Estate agency
- Summary
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Ms Root (R) (the sole tenant) resided at the property with her 3 children under an assured tenancy. Contrary to denials, R’s partner B (the father of her youngest child) also lived there. It was alleged that shortly after R moved into the property, B began to operate a car-scrapping business at the property at anti-social hours and was abusive and threatening to neighbours. This included threats to kill those who co-operated with the landlord and threats and intimidation towards the local housing officer.
After numerous letters to R and home visits, possession proceedings were commenced on the basis of nuisance and/or breach of the tenancy.
The landlord obtained a possession order in the county court on the ground of nuisance and then successfully resisted the tenant's appeal in the Court of Appeal.