LEASES (COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL) ACT 2001 - SECT 98 Unreasonable refusal by mortgagee or head lessor
LEASES (COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL) ACT 2001 - SECT 98
Unreasonable refusal by mortgagee or head lessor(1) If the lessor's mortgagee or head lessor refuses to consent to the tenant's request under section 95 (Request for consent to assignment, sublease or mortgage), the lessor or tenant may, within 14 days after being given the refusal, apply to the Magistrates Court to have the refusal overturned.
(2) The only ground for overturning a refusal is that the refusal is unreasonable.