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The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision from last summer that a licence for alterations entered into without joining in a guarantor or obtaining its consent operated to release that guarantor.
This is based on the common law rule that a variation to a principal contract (without the guarantor’s consent) releases the guarantor unless it is self-evident that the variation was insubstantial or non-prejudicial to the guarantor.
The alterations covenant in this case was absolute (so no alterations were contemplated at the time the lease was granted). By giving consent to the tenant’s alterations, the landlord had potentially increased the burden on the guarantor (in particular, the alterations significantly increased the tenant’s repairing obligations). The guarantor had not consented to this and was therefore released from liability.
Whilst there is no new law here, the case is a useful reminder for landlords to ensure that they make guarantors a party to all licences, variations and supplemental lease documents.
Durant les deux dernières semaines, nous avons connu vu une nouvelle vague d’annonces concernant de grandes enseignes du commerce britannique.
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The last two weeks have seen yet another flurry of announcements regarding big high street names including Thomas Cook, Argos, Karen Millen and Coast.
As part of the continued tightening of the restrictions on drone use within UK airspace, the latest amendments to the Air Navigation Order 2016 come into force on 30 November 2019.
H&M is the latest retailer to confront its landlords about this ‘two tier retail market’ in an attempt to explore and negotiate more favourable terms.
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