Landlord need not prove adverse monetary effects for fault grounds

Table of contents

• Original news
• What is the law in this area?
• What were the facts of the case?
• What did the court decide as to the approach to the court’s discretion?
• What did the court decide under Ground A?
• What did the court decide under Ground C?
• Failure to give access
• Failure to open the premises as a shop

Article summary

Property analysis: What is the approach to the court’s exercise of discretion where a landlord seeks to terminate a business tenancy on one of the ‘fault’ grounds? The Court of Appeal confirmed the landlord need not prove that the relevant breach adversely affects the rental income or the value of the reversion.