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*NEWSFLASH* S Frances Ltd v Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd

You may have heard us discussing this case before - in this newsflash episode, Richard discusses the new County Court decision on the dispute between S Frances Ltd (tenants) and Cavendish Hotel (landlords), which marks an interesting ‘sign of the times’ in terms of rent reductions due to the pandemic. Richard explains how the facts of this case reflect how major commercial real estate owners expect rentals, at least in major shopping centres, to drop by about 30%.

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