R. (McIntyre) v Gentoo Group Ltd

 

[2010] EWHC 5 (Admin)

The High Court has held that a decision by a registered social landlord to impose a condition on its consent to a mutual exchange, requiring the tenants pay off rent arrears in respect of a property which was not part of the exchange, was unlawful. Relief was refused, however, because the tenants had an alternative remedy under s.1, Landlord and Tenant Act 1988.