The Practical Lawyer

   A recent High Court decision has addressed the issue of whether a three-month rent-free period should be allowed when assessing the rent under an LTA 1954 renewal lease.

   A recent CA decision could prove extremely helpful to Ls, and costly to Ts. In essence, it confirms that L will often be entitled to indemnity costs, and this will extend to a wide range of claims brought by L.

Can T assign its lease to T’s guarantor (G)?

Last year it was estimated that there were some 10,500 pop-up shops and businesses across the UK, employing 26,000 people. A reminder of key points:

If there is an argument about how to interpret a clause, to what extent can the court refer to clause headings or to deleted words?

The starting point, of course, is if the lease provisions are unambiguous then they will be strictly interpreted. It is only in cases of ambiguity that the court will look at alternative methods of interpretation: