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Definitions

This page has cases concerned with the following definitions:
  • "Designed or adapted for living in" - Boss Holdings Limited v Grosvenor West End Properties.
  • "Flat" - live/work unit.
  • "House" - Malekshad v Howard de Walden Estates Ltd and Collins v Howard de Walden Estates Ltd.
  • "House reasonably so called" - house used as offices.

  • Shop with flat above.

"Designed or adapted for living in"

Boss Holdings Ltd v Grosvenor West End Properties
[2008] UKHL 5

Summary

Section 2 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 provides that the term "house" includes any building "designed or adapted for living in" and "reasonably so called". As per Lord Neuberger, s 2 involves a two part test. One looks first to see whether the property was originally designed for living in. One then goes on to consider whether work has subsequently been done to the property so that the original "design" has been changed.

The section

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