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Pack a tool kit for rusty tenants

By: Series: Estates Gazette ; (0223) 8 June 2002, 110-112(3)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Outlines the key legal tools to help asset managers deal effectively with tenants who don't pay or break the terms of a lease. Provides explanations on serving a s25 notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to gain possession of the unit; using a s146 notice for any breach of covenant; distress; applying for a lease renewal; landlord' s right of re-entry; the letter before action; statutory demand; and other solutions such as s17 notices under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 to obtain arrears of rent from outgoing assignors.

Outlines the key legal tools to help asset managers deal effectively with tenants who don't pay or break the terms of a lease. Provides explanations on serving a s25 notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to gain possession of the unit; using a s146 notice for any breach of covenant; distress; applying for a lease renewal; landlord' s right of re-entry; the letter before action; statutory demand; and other solutions such as s17 notices under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 to obtain arrears of rent from outgoing assignors.