James Tipler in further AirBnB ruling
In Bermondsey Exchange Freeholders Limited v Kevin Conway (County Court at Lambeth) James Tipler appeared for the successful landlord in this claim for an injunction to restrain a tenant under a long lease of a flat in a high-end residential development from using the flat for the provision of accommodation to guests arranged via Airbnb and similar online platforms.
The Court found that such use amounted to a breach of multiple covenants in the lease, including a user covenant requiring the premises to be used as a residential flat for one family only, and covenants against subletting, parting with or sharing possession or allowing others to occupy the premises save by way of assignment or sublet authorised by the claimant landlord.
Read more about the risks to tenants of Airbnb here
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