Block parking rights (Campden Hill Gate Ltd v Duchess of Bedford House RTM Co Ltd)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What is the law in this area?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

Property analysis: The historic parking of vehicles by residents of flats within a London mansion-block in an adjoining private square was held to be converted to an easement to park vehicles, appertaining to the block as a whole for the benefit of its freehold owner, on the grant of a long lease of the private square by the general words of reservation contained in the lease. However, these had not been passed on to the individual lessees as they were found to have been excluded from the relevant headlease. Written by Edward Francis, barrister at Enterprise Chambers, counsel for the respondents.