No easy answer
Stell, Patrick
No easy answer - 2006 - RICS Building Surveying Faculty The Journal July 2006, 16-17(2) .
When preparing a schedule of dilapidations on the expiry of a lease, many landlords include a claim for consequential losses, principally loss of rent. There is, however, little agreement among surveyors as to when such a claim is really appropriate. This article examines case law on the subject, outlines some of the factors to be taken into account by the landlord's surveyor when considering whether to make such a claim, and considers the kind of supporting evidence the landlord may have to produce to be successful.
GREAT BRITAIN
No easy answer - 2006 - RICS Building Surveying Faculty The Journal July 2006, 16-17(2) .
When preparing a schedule of dilapidations on the expiry of a lease, many landlords include a claim for consequential losses, principally loss of rent. There is, however, little agreement among surveyors as to when such a claim is really appropriate. This article examines case law on the subject, outlines some of the factors to be taken into account by the landlord's surveyor when considering whether to make such a claim, and considers the kind of supporting evidence the landlord may have to produce to be successful.
GREAT BRITAIN