▁( 1 8 8 6 ), ▁the ▁board ▁operating ▁a ▁school ▁could ▁take ▁no ▁profit ; ▁the ▁court ▁held ▁that ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁prevent ▁benef icial ▁occupation . ▁ ▁Not ▁too ▁trans ient ▁– ▁the ▁occupation ▁must ▁not ▁be ▁for ▁too ▁short ▁and ▁fle eting ▁a ▁time . ▁The ▁courts ▁have ▁held ▁back ▁from ▁giving ▁a ▁precise ▁length ▁of ▁time , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁judge ▁cases ▁on ▁their ▁facts , ▁including ▁the ▁intent ions ▁of ▁the ▁parties ▁involved . ▁ ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁rate able ▁occupation ▁and ▁the ▁her edit ament ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁complex ▁one ▁– ▁taking ▁rate able ▁occupation ▁of ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁her edit ament ▁creates ▁a ▁new ▁her edit ament ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁one , ▁for ▁example . ▁In ▁practice , ▁determ ination ▁of ▁rate able ▁occupation ▁and ▁her edit ament ▁is ▁often ▁inter link ed . ▁ ▁Con cept ▁of ▁her edit ament ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁leading ▁case ▁of ▁Gilbert ▁( Val u ation ▁Officer ) ▁v ▁H ick in bottom ▁& ▁S ons ▁Ltd ▁[ 1 9 5 6 ], ▁Lord ▁Den ning ▁said : ▁ ▁The ▁principle ▁Den ning ▁stated ▁shows ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁business ▁occup ies ▁a ▁single ▁property , ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁her edit ament . ▁If ▁it ▁occup ies ▁only ▁the ▁ground ▁floor , ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁her edit ament ▁( and ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁is ▁a ▁separate ▁her edit ament ). ▁If ▁it ▁occup ies ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁property ▁as ▁well , ▁the ▁two ▁together ▁are ▁the ▁her edit ament .