Reasonable refusal
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0148) 1 December 2001, 126(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the implications of "Ashworth Frazer Ltd v Gloucester CC" in which HL overturned a long-standing rule governing consent to assignment. Among the key points to be drawn from the ruling are that a landlord can now refuse consent to an assignment if he reasonably fears that the proposed assignee will breach the user covenant. In addition, a landlord is limited to the stated grounds for refusal, but can elaborate on those grounds at a later date.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3747-24 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 115989-1001 |
Discusses the implications of "Ashworth Frazer Ltd v Gloucester CC" in which HL overturned a long-standing rule governing consent to assignment. Among the key points to be drawn from the ruling are that a landlord can now refuse consent to an assignment if he reasonably fears that the proposed assignee will breach the user covenant. In addition, a landlord is limited to the stated grounds for refusal, but can elaborate on those grounds at a later date.