Ravenseft Properties Ltd v Davstone (Holdings) Ltd

• Queen's Bench Division
• 30 October 1978
• (Before Mr Justice FORBES)
• [1979] 1 EGLR 54

Landlord and tenant--Important decision on repairing liability--Judge's review of authorities on doctrine of 'inherent defect'--Lister v Lane considered--Collins v Flynn doubted--Inherent defect not as such a defence to tenant on repairing covenant--True test a matter of degree--Whether what tenant is