Considering the ‘all too familiar’: The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954: ‘Substantial work of construction’ and the role of the building surveyor

John Furber, Christopher Sullivan and Vivien King

Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, 2017, vol. 6, issue 2, 106-111

Abstract: This paper looks at the all-too-familiar landlord’s ground of opposition to a tenant’s application for a new tenancy known as ‘ground (f)’ pursuant to s30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Despite having been the subject of over 60 years of discussion, consideration and deliberation, the Act, and this section in particular, still trips the unwary and leads its users down a path of argument and dispute. The paper considers the familiar wording with particular emphasis on ‘substantial’, the meaning of which is for the judge in any particular case to consider against the background of the facts and circumstances of the case he or she is determining.

Keywords: Landlord and Tenant Act 1954; landlord’s grounds of opposition; ground (f); the holding; substantial; substantial works of construction; demolition; reconstruction. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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