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Despite the businesses being established for more than five years, the landlady strongly pursued her case to evict our clients Morley Nurseries & Tearoom and the sub-tenants. Commercial property disputes case The landlady intended to demolish the buildings occupied by the commercial tenants in order to build new luxurious residential properties on the same land. Due to the four different planning proposals, three different experts assisting the Trial Judge and multiple interim hearings, the property dispute lasted for two years The case also had a wider impact on the Wilmslow community as residents did not want to lose the businesses which created a real community hub or have further residential properties being built on ‘Green Belt Land’.
Due to the significance of the commercial property dispute, it attracted a lot of interest in the Cheshire East area and was well reported in the Wilmslow News. Manchester County Court Judgement In November 2021 the case was finally concluded at the County Court at Manchester in favour of our clients Morley Nurseries & Tearoom and sub-tenants.
Midway through the trial, the landlady withdrew her claim of having a “genuine and fixed intention to carry out the proposed redevelopment works” on the ‘Green Belt Land’ and she was ordered to pay the tenants legal costs. Commenting on the case Leigh Sunter for the commercial tenants stated: “It was always questionable whether the landlady intended to build residential property on the land if the tenants left. My clients believed the landlady had a different motive and challenged the landlady on her true intentions.
After a hard-fought property dispute, the landlady withdrew her case and agreed to offer the tenants new commercial leases. Our specialist Property Disputes Lawyers can offer advice to resolve landlord and tenant issues across England and Wales.
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