Rotrust Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 765

Enfranchisement: Room for reform

Natasha Rees reviews the most important enfranchisement cases of 2018 ‘The case confirms that there is no general proposition that a landlord can refuse consent to assign, alter or change the use of premises on the grounds that it might lead to enfranchisement and loss of the landlord’s interest.’ The government has been busy pursuing …

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Landlord and tenant: A roundup of 2018

Kathryn Copeland reviews the key developments in commercial landlord and tenant law in 2018 ‘The increase in CVAs has begun to cause a landlord backlash, most notably with House of Fraser’s landlords banding together to oppose the proposed CVA on the grounds of “unfair prejudice” and “material irregularity”.’ Spotlight on CVAs This year saw an …

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Case study: Changing places

Tiffany Scott QC reports on a Court of Appeal decision confirming that a landlord‘s refusal of consent to an application for change of planning use was unreasonable ‘This is the first decided case concerning the interrelationship between a covenant expressly authorising residential use and a covenant not to apply for planning permission without the landlord‘s …

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