About this episode

Richard and Lizzie discuss the High Court case involving redevelopment opposition under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

In this episode, Richard and Lizzie unpack the High Court decision in Pridewell Properties (London) Ltd v Spirit Pub Co (Managed) London Ltd [2026] EWHC 953 (Ch), a case we are revisiting on redevelopment opposition under Ground (f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. The dispute regards The Railway Bell, a 19th century pub in South Woodford, where the landlord sought possession to redevelop the site by building houses in the beer garden and converting upper floors into residential flats. ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Richard, Lizzie

Topics covered

• real estate law
• High Court decisions
• landlord-tenant disputes
• redevelopment
• pub ownership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pridewell Properties (London) Ltd, Spirit Pub Co (Managed) London Ltd

Books & works: Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Places: South Woodford, The Railway Bell

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