LAND Flashcards
MEW V TRISTMERE LTD (2011)
The house boats did not form part of reality and remained chattels. They were not capable of moving and so were resting on wooden panels which are supported by wooden piles driven into the bed of the river.
ELITESTONE V MORRIS (1997)
Freeholders issued proceedings for possession against Mr Morris who occupied a bungalow on the freehold land. The bungalow was situated on too of concrete blocks but was not attached to them. The blocks were attached to the freehold land. Mr. Morris sought a declaration that the chalet bungalow was land for the purposes of the Rent Act 1977 as he was entitled to the protections afforded to tenants under the statute.
Held: The bungalow was land for the purposes of the 1977 act and Mr Morris was a protected tenant. The bungalow could not be removed in any way without it being destroyed. Whether a structure becomes part of the land itself depends on the degree of annexation.
CHELSEA YACHT AND BOAT CO
There was no assured tenancy on the houseboat. It is important to bare in mind that what is aquired is sufficient attachment to the land so that the chattel becomes part of the land itself. Here the houseboat rested periodically on the river bed below it and was secured by ropes . Not part of the land. Anchor on the riverbed.
