--- title: Tenants Rights under the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act Reinstated description: After almost five decades of complex Landlord and Tenant Litigation arguments, with a strong bias towards Tenant Representation, we were astounded by the judgement that Landlord, Cavendish Hotel, could throw out their Tenant, S. Franses, who, for many years, had occupied a prime retail unit, under the Hotel on the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street St James. image: https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/hubfs/S-Franses-Places-1200x750.jpg --- - [Services](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/) - [All Services](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/) - [Lettings/Sales](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/agency-disposal/) - [Property Acquisitions](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/office-lettings/) - [Rent Review](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/rent-review/) - [Lease Renewal](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/lease-renewal/) - [Dilapidations](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/dilapidations/) - [Serviced Offices](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/serviced-offices/) - [Property Search](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/property-search/) - [Commercial Property](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/property-search/) - [London Villages](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/about/london-villages/) - [Clients](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/clients/) - [About](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/about/) - [Company](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/about/) - [Our Team](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/about/our-team/) - [Resources](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/resources/) - [Downloads](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/resources/) - [Space Calculator](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/space-calculator/) - [News](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/) - [Contact](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/contact/) # Tenants Rights under the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act Reinstated After almost five decades of complex Landlord and Tenant Litigation arguments, with a strong bias towards Tenant Rep, we were astounded by the judgement that Landlord, Cavendish Hotel, could throw out their Tenant, S. Franses, who for many years, had occupied a prime retail unit, under the Hotel on the corner of Jermyn Street and Duke Street St James. The Landlord virtually admitted at the first trial, that his objective was to refuse a new lease to S. Franses, and then, in effect, change his Tenant. The Supreme Court has now reversed that judgement on appeal, and the Landlord and Tenant Act is back, in full force. No longer will Landlords be able to come up with bogus schemes, especially where they are financially unviable. Now that the case has been aired and judged, it may be even more difficult than ever, for Landlords to refuse renewals on questionable intentions. The Tenant was represented by Joanne Wicks QC and Benjamin Faulkner of Wilberforce Chambers, and David Cooper of David Cooper & Co. For those interested, a transcript of the case is hereunder; [S FRANSES SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/hubfs/S%20Franses%20Supreme%20Court%20Judgment.pdf)     --- - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) --- News topics: [News Article](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/news-article), [Mayfair](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/mayfair), [Leasehold Interest](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/leasehold-interest), [Retail Letting](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/retail-letting), [Commercial Property](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/commercial-property), [The Landlord & Tenant Act](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/the-landlord-tenant-act), [Legal](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/topic/legal) [All posts](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/all) [![Lorenz Consultancy](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/6850714/lorenz.svg)](https://blog.lorenzconsultancy.com/) #### Quick Links - [Home Page](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/) - [About](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/about/) - [Services](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/services/) - [News](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/news/) - [Property Search](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/property-search/) - [Contact](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/contact/) - [Clients](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/clients/) - [Resources](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/resources/) #### Contact 24 Hanover Square London W1S 1JD [Find us on Google Maps](https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/The+Lorenz+Consultancy/@51.5132579,-0.1460761,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4876052b21f9646d:0xfd7daa9cf9e80209!8m2!3d51.5132579!4d-0.1438874) [+44 (0) 207 629 9898](tel:+442076299898) #### Stay updated - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram © 2020 The Lorenz Consultancy, all rights reserved. Please be aware that this site uses cookies for Google Analytics and social media. - [Terms and conditions](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/terms-and-conditions/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.lorenzconsultancy.com/privacy-policy/)