header-logo header-logo

Navigating the lease renewals pilot

23 March 2018 / James Tipler , Caroline Shea KC
Issue: 7786 / Categories: Features , Property
printer mail-detail

Caroline Shea QC & James Tipler consider the likely impact of a new pilot scheme on unopposed business lease renewal claims

  • Under a new pilot scheme, unopposed 1954 Act lease renewals issued in central London will be dealt with by the First-tier Tribunal.
  • Standard form directions will apply.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is something of a beacon of continuity amidst the shifting tides of landlord and tenant law; in contrast to the regulation of residential tenancies, with which successive governments of all political hues have tinkered endlessly, the primary statutory regime governing business leases in England and Wales has remained in substantially the same form for well over half a century now.

However, changes are afoot that may radically alter the procedures in place to govern claims made under the 1954 Act for new leases where the landlord is not opposed to the grant of the new lease (unopposed lease renewals).

It is uncommon for such claims to go all the way to trial. Typically, following service

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
back-to-top-scroll