Cases - Burford UK Properties Ltd v Forte Hotels (UK) Ltd

Record details

Name

Burford UK Properties Ltd v Forte Hotels (UK) Ltd

Date

[2003]

Citation

EWCA Civ 1800, CA

Legislation

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Keywords

Commercial property – landlord and tenant – rent review – hotel – rent review clause required rent of hotel to be linked to gross amount “received” for bedroom accommodation – whether a requirement to use best endeavours to obtain maximum revenue from bedroom accommodation implied a term that that revenue “received” included revenue “receivable” as if the tenant had used its best endeavours as required

Summary

Commercial property – landlord and tenant – rent review – hotel – rent review clause required rent of hotel to be linked to gross amount 'received' for bedroom accommodation – whether a requirement to use best endeavours to obtain maximum revenue from bedroom accommodation implied a term that that revenue 'received' included revenue 'receivable' as if the tenant had used its best endeavours as required