Periodic Tenancies and Proprietary Estoppel: Not all smoke and mirrors
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21
In Smoke Club Ltd and others v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, the Upper Tribunal held that the claimants had an inferred periodic tenancy but no claim under proprietary estoppel. A lease of any kind was never agreed. However on the facts, none of the parties involved in negotiations had an objection on principle to a periodic tenancy and the tenants were clear that they would not accept a tenancy at will....
By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner