ABSTRACT
If the tenant receives a s 25 notice or a counternotice to a s 26 request in which the landlord opposes the grant of a new tenancy on one or more of grounds (e), (f) and/or (g), then the tenant is entitled to compensation if either (i) the tenant does not apply for a new tenancy or the landlord does not apply for an order for the termination of the tenancy without the grant of a new tenancy, or (ii) such an application is made but is subsequently withdrawn (s 37(1C) of the 1954 Act). This entitlement arises automatically and a landlord who serves a notice stating opposition on one or more of grounds (e), (f) and/or (g) and who later changes its mind and decides not to oppose will still be liable to pay compensation to the tenant.
