If so, make sure you have understood your obligations under the
lease.
You may have read in the news earlier this year about the High
Court decision in the case of Victory Place Management Company
Ltd v Kuehn & Anor [2018] EWHC 132 (Ch) which concerned
the keeping a dog in a flat. Pet issues often arise in
practice when it comes to leasehold property. This case highlights
the current approach adopted in circumstances where a lease
contains an obligation preventing a tenant from keeping a pet in a
flat without the written consent of the management company.
Background & County Court Decision
Mr & Mrs Kuehn purchased a flat on a long lease at the
Victory Place Estate in Limehouse (a residential gated
development). Victory Place Management Company managed the estate
and the lease contained a covenant not to keep pets in the flat
without the written consent of the management company. The
management company's members were the leaseholders of Victory
Place who
