“…uty under the LTA 1988, read with the 2002 Act, and therefore constituted a deemed unreasonable withholding of consent (Footwear Corporation Ltd v Amplight Ltd [1999] 1 WLR 551 at 557-560). Reliance by the UT on section 98(4) was misplaced because it only prohibits the granting of consent without giving notice to the landlord. It says…”
“…ecludes a landlord from relying upon reasons for refusing consent which were not communicated to the tenant: Footwear Corporation Ltd v Amplight Properties Ltd [1999] 1 WLR 551; Go West Ltd v Spigarolo [2003] EWCA Civ 17, [2003] QB 1140.…”