Betty’s Cafe Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd: CA 1957

The tenant had applied for a new tenancy. The landlord offered to provide suitable accomodation.
Held: Where the landlord’s offer met the statutory criteria, the court had no jurisdiction to grant a new tenancy. What mattered was the landlord’s intention at the date of the hearing.

Judges:

Denning LJ, Evershed MR

Citations:

[1957] Ch 67

Statutes:

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromBetty’s Cafe Ltd v Phillips Furnishing Stores Ltd HL 1958
On a renewal of a tenancy a landlord’s counter-notice under section 26(6) relied on section 30(1)(f) and (g).
Held: (Lord Keith dissenting) The court was bound to have regard to the position as it was on the date of the order. The landlord . .
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Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.216654