The Weekly Law Reports
[2010] 1 WLR 2254
Court of Appeal
*Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council v Hickin
[2010] EWCA Civ 868
2010 July 13;
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Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury MR, Laws, Sullivan LJJ
Housing — Secure tenancy — Death of tenant — Local housing authority granting periodic tenancy to husband and wife as joint tenants — Husband subsequently leaving property while wife and daughter continuing to reside in it as only main residence — Claim for possession against daughter following wife’s death — Whether daughter successor of secure tenancy— Whether entitled to remain in property— Whether authority entitled to possession—
Housing Act 1985 (c 68), ss 87, 88(1), 89 (as amended by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c 33), ss 81, 263(2), Sch 8, paras 20, 22(2))