You may have been following the case of Jewelcraft v Pressland in relation to mixed-use property which has been making its way from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court. Not entirely unexpectedly, the Supreme Court has turned down the landlords’ application for leave to appeal.
Whilst this is not a wholly unexpected result, the Supreme Court has missed an opportunity to carry out a significant ‘clear up’ of the law in this area.
Whilst the position in relation to mixed-use property (where there is a shop with flat above) has perhaps been clarified, the position is still unclear in relation to other types of mixed-use property.
Further details of the case can be found here.
If you have, or are involved with mixed-use property, held under a single lease (of more than 21 years), where the commercial parts are sublet, then there is a possibility that the freehold may be acquired under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967.
If you would like to discuss further then by all means email leasehold@bishopandsewell.co.uk or telephone 020 7631 4141 and ask to speak to a member of the Landlord & Tenant team.
