[2025] UKUT 292 (LC)

Case No: LC-2025-48

AN APPEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (PROPERTY CHAMBER)

Ref: LON/00BK/LVL/2024/0004

Royal Courts of Justice, Strand,

4 September 2025

TRIBUNALS, COURTS AND ENFORCEMENT ACT 2007

LANDLORD AND TENANT – VARIATION OF LEASE – procedure and the matters to be considered under section 38 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 – the meaning of “fails to make satisfactory provision – evidence and relevant matters

BETWEEN:

EASTERN PYRAMID GROUP CORPORATION SA (1)

CITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED (2)

PRIMAVISTA PROPERTIES CORPORATION SA (3)

Appellants

and-

SPIRE HOUSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED

Respondent

Spire House,

Lancaster Gate,

London, W2 3NP

Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke

8 July 2025

Mr Justin Bates KC and Mr Jonathan Upton for the appellant, instructed by Watson Farley &Williams LLP

Mr Philip Rainey KC and Ms Nicola Muir for the respondent, instructed by Foot Anstey LLP

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The following cases were referred to in this decision:

56 Westbourne Terrace RTM Company Limited v Polturak, Davies and others [2-25] UKUT 88 (LC)

Cleary v Lakeside Developments Ltd [2011] UKUT 264 (LC)

Daejan Investments Limited v Benson [2013] UKSC 14

Eastern Pyramid Group Corporation SA v Spire House RTM Company Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1658

FirstPort Services Ltd v Settlers Court RTM Co Ltd [2022] UKSC 1

Gianfrancesco v Haughton (2008) LRX/10/2007

Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley [2021] UKSC 47

London Borough of Camden v Morath [2019] UKUT 193

Maunder Taylor v Blaquiere [2002] EWCA Civ 1633

Tower Hamlets Community Housing Limited v Leaseholders of Painter House [2024] UKUT 37 (LC)

Triplerose Ltd v Stride [2019] UKUT 99 (LC)

Waaler v Hounslow London Borough Council [2015] UKUT 17 (LC)