Is a door key a fixture or chattel, pls substantiate with case law?
Once again, I find myself in full agreement with Waldo. It’s clearly a chattel. You will be able to find a useful definition (with citations) at any decent on line law dictionary. There are many of these. The link below is to just one of them. EDIT – Well, there is more than one way to approach this. You could go to Halsburys Laws of England and check out various things in the Landlord and Tenant section. When you do, you will be taken back to the 19th century case of Holland -v- Hodgson, which really provides the root of the answer. A check in an up to date citator (to see where the case has been considered, followed or distinguished), may get you to a more modern example.