Tenants can serve notice on freeholder
Kensington Heights Commercial Co. Ltd. v. Campden Hill Developments Ltd.
Court of Appeal
“Where a landlord entered into a contract to surrender a headlease without serving a notice on the qualifying tenants, they were entitled to serve a notice on the freeholder requiring him to grant a new lease to their nominee on the same terms as the surrendered lease.”
The Times, 20th April 2007
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