Landlord’s Consent - Avoiding & Resolving the Knottier Problems

Introduction

Most leases require landlord’s consent to assignment, sub-letting and the carrying out of alterations. Seeking consent which can be fraught with delay and pre-conditions; landlords can seem unwilling to allow a change in the status quo. So, what can be done to speed the process up and what sort of conditions might a landlord reasonably seek to protect its interests?

This practical webinar offers tips for avoiding and resolving some of the knottier problems that arise, whether acting for landlord or tenant, in handling these applications.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Timing & costs: is a ‘a reasonable time’ always relevant, and how long is it, & is an undertaking as to costs always necessary? Gabb; Girdlers; MMI
• Reasonableness of refusing & why IDF is still important: Jacobs v Chalcot; Messenex v Lanark Square; Alma v Crompton
• Damage to the landlord’s reversionary interest - when this works, when it doesn’t
• Separating good reasons from bad: Lessons from the Court of Appeal in No 1 West India Quay

This webinar was recorded on 29th August 2024

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