Kate Andrews, Head of Real Estate Disputes, discusses the recent case of S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd. The Supreme Court released the eagerly awaited decision which provided a further test for a landlord seeking to oppose the grant of a new lease under s.30(1)(f) of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (“the Act”) as a means of removing a tenant.

This decision has come as a blow to landlords who now have their intentions called in to question when seeking to oppose the grant of a renewal tenancy – would they act in the same way if the tenant left voluntarily?

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