Last week, the Supreme Court gave judgment in one of – if not the – biggest property cases of the year, S Franses v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd [2018] UKSC 62; [2018] PLSCS 212, involving the landlord’s ability to refuse a new business lease to its tenant due to an intention to redevelop, under ground (f) of section 30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
We invited Joanne Wicks QC and Ben Faulkner, of Wilberforce Chambers, who acted successfully for the appellant tenant, back to discuss the court’s decision, what it means for the operation of ground (f) – and how landlords and tenants will be advised going forward.
Find out why tenants are going to feel “fortified” by this decision – but why landlords with honest intentions to carry out works need not worry.
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