Brentwood BC v Tonks
01 Jan 2018
Shomik defended a possession claim brought against his client based on a notice to quit. The council argued that T’s mother had succeeded to her own mother’s tenancy and so upon her death, the T was unable to succeed. T argued that:
(a) her mother was actually granted a new tenancy and so he could and did succeed as a matter of law; or
(b) that with reference to Article 8 it was not proportionate to evict T in the particular circumstances of the case (as he had resided at the Property for many years and had a local support network of friends and family); or
(c) that the decision to bring possession proceedings in the circumstances was irrational.
