Monella and another v Pizza Express (Restaurants) Ltd [2003] EWHC 2966 (Ch); [2004] 12 EG 172

Finally on rent reviews we want to draw readers’ attention to Monella and another v Pizza Express (Restaurants) Ltd [2003] EWHC 2966 (Ch); [2003] 12 EG 172, a decision of Sir Andrew Morritt V-C. The case also turns on construction issues but its real interest is a helpful summary of the law on ‘time of the essence’ in rent review machinery.

The facts and timetable

The claimants were the landlords of restaurant premises let by their predecessors in title.