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Grounds of opposition definition

What does Grounds of opposition mean? In commercial property practice, grounds of opposition are the legally recognised reasons a landlord may rely on to refuse a tenant a new business tenancy at lease expiry where security of tenure applies. In England and Wales the term is defined in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, section 30(1). Typical grounds include tenant default (eg disrepair or persistent delay in paying rent), availability of suitable alternative accommodation, and the landlord’s intention to redevelop the premises or occupy them for its own business. A landlord must specify the relied-on grounds in a section 25 notice or in a...

Opposing 1954 Act renewals under ground (f): intention, substantial works, timing, Franses test, planning/finance evidence, s31A tenant defences, compensation and strategy (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

Section 30(1)(f) of the LTA 1954

A landlord looking to resist the grant of a renewal lease on redevelopment grounds may rely on section 30(1) of the Landlord and tenant Act 1954 by citing ground (f). They must show that, upon the termination of the present tenancy, they intend to demolish or reconstruct the premises within the holding (or a substantial part), or to undertake substantial construction works to the holding or any part of it, and that these works could not reasonably be carried out without obtaining possession.

This Practice Note sets out the necessary elements to establish this ground of opposition, including proving the ground (f) intention, the evidence supporting that intention, and the nature of the works. It also addresses the tenant’s potential reliance on section 31A of the LTA 1954 and the availability of statutory compensation under section 37.

Section 30(1)(f) of the LTA 1954 provides that one of the grounds on which a landlord may oppose the grant of a new lease is that, on the expiry of the current tenancy, the landlord intends to demolish or reconstruct the premises comprised in the holding or a substantial part of those premises or...

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