Between the devil and the deep blue sea

Baloo, Zia

Between the devil and the deep blue sea - 2008 - Estates Gazette (0832) 16 August 2008, 76-78(3) .

Article discusses the legal ramifications of tenants holding over leases and investigates some of the relevant case law. The authors advise landlords to take care when demanding and accepting rent following the expiry of a lease, without leaving themselves open to loss of income. Advises that during the negotiation of a new lease the tenant will usually have the status of a tenant at will and suggests that both landlord and tenant should agree to this explicitly so as to clarify the rights and liabilities of all parties.


LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S26
DREAMGATE PROPERTIES LTD V ARNOT
JAVAD V AQIL
JONES V LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON
LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954 S25


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