Miss Alison Craighead and others v Homes for Islington Limited and The London Borough of Islington [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: 2011Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: [2010] UKUT 47 (LC) 24 February 2010. An appeal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 S27A against a decision by the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal in relation to liability for service charges. The disputed element related to "external repairs & decoration, window/roof renewal", costing around £5.7m. One of the issues under discussion was whether the replacement of single-glazed windows with double-glazed constituted an improvement or a repair. "Held" the replacement of the windows was effectively a repair, and the appeal was dismissed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Law report | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 153566-2001 |
[2010] UKUT 47 (LC) 24 February 2010. An appeal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 S27A against a decision by the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal in relation to liability for service charges. The disputed element related to "external repairs & decoration, window/roof renewal", costing around £5.7m. One of the issues under discussion was whether the replacement of single-glazed windows with double-glazed constituted an improvement or a repair. "Held" the replacement of the windows was effectively a repair, and the appeal was dismissed.