Consultation paper – Contents – DTLR response to comments
With us for nearly half a century, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 has not surprisingly thrown up an unwelcome array of snags, pitfalls and anomalies. The government is alive to these. Forward plans for the use or development of business premises will have to take an intelligent guess at legislative changes, which are expected to be in place some time in 2003.
Areas most likely to be affected are: contracting out, deciding who can apply for renewal, statutory notices, surrender of leases, renewal procedures, time limits, interim rents and the maximum length of the renewed term.
Start your monitoring exercise with
That done, turn to
That done, remind yourself to make periodic searches when you visit the EGi legal pages: try searching on the key words and phrases italicised above.
For news of parliamentary proceedings see
Consultation paper – Contents – DTLR response to comments
With us for nearly half a century, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 has not surprisingly thrown up an unwelcome array of snags, pitfalls and anomalies. The government is alive to these. Forward plans for the use or development of business premises will have to take an intelligent guess at legislative changes, which are expected to be in place some time in 2003.
Areas most likely to be affected are: contracting out, deciding who can apply for renewal, statutory notices, surrender of leases, renewal procedures, time limits, interim rents and the maximum length of the renewed term.
Start your monitoring exercise with Get down to business Estates Gazette 5 May 2001, p96, where Jacqui Joyce, of Lovells, offers a methodical breakdown of the government consultation paper published on 19 March 2000.
That done, turn to Half-decent proposals Estates Gazette 30 March 2002, p94, where Suzanne Lloyd Holt and Allyson Colby, of Wragge & Co, present a hard-hitting critique of the DTLR’s response to the comments prompted by the consultation paper. The same writers have more to say on the subject in Flexibility carries a heavy price, Estates Gazette, 24 August 2002.
That done, remind yourself to make periodic searches when you visit the EGi legal pages: try searching on the key words and phrases italicised above.
For news of parliamentary proceedings see L&T Act reforms will speed up lease renewals Estates Gazette 27 July 2002, p22.
