able ▁occupation ▁is ▁occup ying ▁a ▁her edit ament ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁li able ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁rate . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁L CC ▁v ▁Wil kins ▁( VO ) ▁[ 1 9 5 7 ], ▁the ▁court ▁brought ▁together ▁various ▁prior ▁cases ▁to ▁establish ▁four ▁ess entials ▁for ▁rate able ▁occupation : ▁▁ ▁Act ual ▁occupation ▁— ▁requires ▁physical ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁property , ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁that ▁some ▁use ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁it ▁or ▁control ▁exerc ised ▁over ▁it . ▁It ▁is ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁fact , ▁so ▁the ▁legal ▁title ▁may ▁not ▁always ▁be ▁relevant . ▁ ▁Ex clus ive ▁occupation ▁– ▁Also ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁fact , ▁although ▁legal ▁title ▁will ▁often ▁play ▁a ▁part . ▁The ▁courts ▁have ▁laid ▁down ▁that ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁compet ing ▁occup ations , ▁the ▁facts ▁must ▁be ▁considered ▁to ▁establish ▁where ▁param ount ▁control ▁lies . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁West min ster ▁City ▁Council ▁v ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁Co ▁& ▁O thers ▁[ 1 9 3 6 ], ▁the ▁court ▁had ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁control ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁operators ▁of ▁various ▁st alls ▁and ▁sh ops ▁on ▁a ▁railway ▁station , ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁company . ▁ ▁Ben ef icial ▁occupation ▁– ▁of ▁some ▁benefit ▁to ▁the ▁occup ier . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁necessary ▁to ▁consider ▁financial ▁profit , ▁as ▁the ▁test ▁here ▁is ▁whether ▁someone ▁will ▁pay ▁rent ▁for ▁the ▁property . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁R ▁v ▁School ▁Board ▁for ▁London