A landlord is given a mandatory ground for opposing its tenant’s renewal application if it can show that it wishes to redevelop the property: section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Global Grange Ltd v Marazzi [2002] EWHC 3010 (Ch); [2003] 34 EG 59, which is discussed by Sandi Murdoch in
See also Ivory Grove Ltd v Global Grange Ltd [2003] EWHC 1409 (Ch); [2003] 26 EG 179 (CS), where the court came to a different opinion on almost the same facts: discussed by Sandi Murdoch in
6 September 2003, p109, and Hazel Williamson QC in
A landlord is given a mandatory ground for opposing its tenant’s renewal application if it can show that it wishes to redevelop the property: section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Global Grange Ltd v Marazzi [2002] EWHC 3010 (Ch); [2003] 34 EG 59, which is discussed by Sandi Murdoch in Please do not disturb, Estates Gazette 21 June 2003, p140, shows that applications are not always easy to obtain under ground (f), even when the landlord has plenty of money to spend on works that will take a considerable time to complete.
See also Ivory Grove Ltd v Global Grange Ltd [2003] EWHC 1409 (Ch); [2003] 26 EG 179 (CS), where the court came to a different opinion on almost the same facts: discussed by Sandi Murdoch in It’s a matter of opinion, Estates Gazette 6 September 2003, p109, and Hazel Williamson QC in Judge each case on its individual merits Estates Gazette 1 November 2003, p166.
