Commercial Enfranchisement - The Implications Explored with Sarah Thompson-Copsey

Introduction

The impact of a commercial tenant’s security of tenure is understood by most landlords, but many are unaware that the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, a ‘statute which is about houses as places to live in’, can give some commercial tenants the right to compulsorily acquire the freehold of their building, blighting the investment value for the landlord.

This webinar will guide you through the implications for landowners, investors and tenants alike.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The problem with terraces and parades of shops and flats: Jewelcraft v Pressland; Tandon v Spurgeons; Freehold v Field
• Part commercial, part residential - are there ‘tipping’ points? Untangling Day v Hosebay; Grosvenor v Merix; Grosvenor v Prospect
• Help for the freeholder: the view from the Supreme Court in Sequent v Rotrust
• Which commercial tenants qualify: the problem of occupation - Annington v Secretary of State for Defence

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 27th November 2025

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