1954 Act Renewal Terms - An Update on Recent Case Law

Introduction

How does a court approach the landlord’s or the tenant’s request for a change to or new terms in the lease being renewed under the 1954 Act when it must balance the need to have ‘regard to the terms of the current tenancy and to all relevant circumstances’ with the principle that the parties are not bound ‘to the terms of the current tenancy in any permanent form’?

This webinar looks at what that means in practice and how best to position your client to obtain the renewal lease on the terms it wants.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Break rights for landlords and tenants: Lessons from Ministry of Sound; Kwik-Fit
• Lease length: does market evidence help?
• Rent: the impact of the proposed ban on upwards only rent reviews and more guidance on getting the comparables right: Sterling v Dunelm; Old Street v GB Healthcare
• MEES works: shifting responsibility & costs. Lessons from recent cases

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 18th June 2026

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