The right of a business tenant to claim compensation where the landlord can rely upon certain specific grounds for opposing a statutory renewal is hedged with a number of technicalities, which have not passed unnoticed by advocates for reform.
Dealing with the law as it stands, you will find that a number of troublesome snags have been identified in Sandi Murdoch’s article
Although only one of the three cases considered went in favour of the landlord, the moral for tenants’ advisers is quite clear. If your client is minded to pack up and leave, timing may be vital.
The right of a business tenant to claim compensation where the landlord can rely upon certain specific grounds for opposing a statutory renewal is hedged with a number of technicalities, which have not passed unnoticed by advocates for reform.
Dealing with the law as it stands, you will find that a number of troublesome snags have been identified in Sandi Murdoch’s article Good quittance Estates Gazette, 16 September 2000, p155.
Although only one of the three cases considered went in favour of the landlord, the moral for tenants’ advisers is quite clear. If your client is minded to pack up and leave, timing may be vital.
