Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — s.30(1)(g)
Ground (g) requires the landlord to intend to occupy the holding for the purposes of a business to be carried on there, or as a residence. The intention must be firm and settled and the landlord must generally have held its interest for at least five years before the termination date (s.30(2)).
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Supreme Court · 2018 · s.30(1)(f)
No. The intention must be unconditional — the landlord must intend to do the works whether or not the tenant leaves. A contrived scheme the landlord would abandon if the tenant walked away fails ground (f).
Court of Appeal · 2023 · s.30(1)(a)–(c)
The Court of Appeal confirmed the court looks at the position at the hearing, in the round: the state of the holding, the tenant's conduct over the whole term, and whether it would be fair to turn the tenant out given all the circumstances.
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Ground (g) in section 30(1)(g) lets a landlord oppose renewal where, on the termination of the current tenancy, it intends to occupy the holding for the purposes of a business to be carried on there by it, or as its residence.
Section 30(2) bars ground (g) where the landlord's interest was purchased or created within the five years ending on the termination date and, throughout that period, the holding was let on business tenancies. It is capable of defeating the ground on its own, so the title should be checked before any notice is served.
Yes, in defined situations. Section 30(3) treats occupation by a company the landlord controls (and, for an individual, a company controlled by that individual) as occupation by the landlord, and section 42 does the same for group companies. Occupation by an unconnected third party does not count.
A firm and settled intention proved by documents as well as testimony: a defined use, a written plan for those premises, funding, staffing and management arrangements, a programme with dates and contemporaneous records such as board minutes or professional instructions.
Yes. Ground (g) is a no-fault ground, so statutory compensation under section 37 is generally payable to the outgoing tenant, based on the rateable value of the holding.