Makin v Watkinson
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1865 |
| Year | 1865 |
| Court | Exchequer |
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18 cases
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British Telecom Plc v Sun Life Assurance Society Plc
...in the demised premises themselves.O'Brien was principally founded on the decision of the Court of Exchequer in Makin v WatkinsonELR ((1870) LR 6 Exch 25) that affirmed as a general rule that a landlord had to be held to the terms of his covenant to keep in repair if the defect occurred in ......
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Murphy v Hurly
... ... So far back as 1870 it was decided in Makin v. Watkinson (3) that a lessor who has covenanted to keep the demised premises in repair is not bound to execute any repairs unless and until he has ... ...
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Birmingham County Council v Forde
...to repair is an obligation to effect repairs within a reasonable time of receiving notice (or having knowledge) of the defect: Makin v Watkinson [1870] L 6 Ex 25; O'Brien v Robinson [1973] AC 912; Morris v Liverpool CC [1987] 20 HLR 498. The tenant can, and often does, sue the Council in t......
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O'Brien (A.P.) and Another (A.P.) v Robinson
...arisen where apart from any Statute there has been a covenant by a lessor to keep in repair. See, e.g.. Makin v. Watkinson (1870-71) L.R. 6 Ex. 25. 9On a consideration of the meaning of a lessor's obligation to keep premises in repair there has been scope for much reasonable competitive arg......
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Improving Housing Conditions in the Private and Social Rented Sectors: The Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018 ‐ Fit for Habitation but Fit for Purpose?
...Quick vTa f f El y B C [1986] QB 809.79 Uddin and another vIslington LBC [2015] EWCA Civ 369.80 On which see Makin vWatkinson [1870] LR 6 Ex 25; O’Brien vRobinson [1973] AC 912;Calabar Properties vSticher [1983] 3 All ER 759; Morris vLiverpool (1987) 20 HLR 498; Earle vCharalambous [2006] E......