Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995
Contents
The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 is now twenty years old. It revolutionised the relationship between landlords and tenants, but was enacted in haste, has needed interpretation by the courts, and is still uncertain or deficient in some areas. The video reviews the Act and case law and discusses:
- how obligations affect successive landlords and tenants
- whether landlords can contract out
- AGAs and guaranteed AGAs
- section 17 notices and their importance for recovering arrears
- liability for future lease variations
Learning Objectives
The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 is now twenty years old. It revolutionised the relationship between landlords and tenants, but was enacted in haste, has needed interpretation by the courts, and is still uncertain or deficient in some areas. In this video we will review the Act and you will learn:
- how landlord and tenant covenants pass to successors
- how landlords can contract out
- what the Act has to say about AGAs
- how the courts have permitted guaranteed AGAs
- the importance of S17 notices when managing let property
- the issues around lease variation
Speaker
PAUL CLARK
Paul Clark has been a consultant at Cripps LLP since 2003. He was head of property at DJ Freeman and before that a solicitor at Linklaters & Paines. Paul has experience in major projects, development, shopping centres, landlord and tenant, land registration and SDLT. A plain language enthusiast, responsible for many standard forms, including the RICS common auction conditions. Former chair of the City of London Solicitors Company Land Law Subcommittee. Member of the Stamp Taxes Practitioners Group. Conveyancing Editor of ‘The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer’. Writes for isurv, the surveyors’ on-line legal service.
