53Circumstances when consent to assignment may be withheld

53 Circumstances when consent to assignment may be withheld (1) The landlord is entitled to withhold consent to the assignment of a retail shop lease in any of the following circumstances (and is not entitled to withhold that consent in any other circumstances): (a) if the proposed assignee proposes to change the use to which the shop is put; (b) if the proposed assignee does not have the financial resources or retailing skills that will enable the proposed assignee to fulfil all the obligations of the lease; (c) if the tenant has not complied with the provisions of the lease mentioned in section 56 and, if applicable, section 57. (2) This section does not preclude a right of the landlord to require payment of a reasonable sum in respect of legal or other expenses incurred in connection with the consent, so long as the landlord has substantiated those expenses to the tenant at the request of the tenant.