R v Rent Officer for Kensington and Chelsea, ex parte Noel Application was made to a rent officer to register a fair rent for premises. The landlord wrote to the rent
officer contending that the premises were not subject to a tenancy but that he had granted a licence to
use the premises, the possession and occupation of which remained vested in himself. The rent officer
invited the solicitors for both parties to a consultation in the course of which each solicitor presented his
client’s viewpoint.