As to the landlord’s intention to reconstruct the premises on opposing a renewal: ‘[a] man cannot properly be said to ‘intend’ to do . . work when he has not got the means to carry it out. He may hope to do so; he will not have the intention to do so.’
Judges:
Denning LJ
Citations:
[1956] 1 WLR 845
Statutes:
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 30(1)(g)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Dolgellau Golf Club v Hett CA 3-Apr-1998
The landlord opposed the renewal of the tenancy saying that it wanted to run a golf club on the land. The tenant replied, saying that the businees had little prospect of success.
Held: Where the landlord had expressed intention to commence . .
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Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.216664