TOP 10 CORONAVIRUS QUESTIONS SURVEYORS ARE ASKING LAWYERS 

TOP 10 CORONAVIRUS QUESTIONS SURVEYORS ARE ASKING LAWYERS 

  • Is rent still payable during forfeiture suspension?
  • Can a ‘contracted-out’ lease be forfeited for non-payment of rent?
  • What remedies are still available for non-payment of rent; problems with CRAR and sub-tenants
  • Can the landlord forfeit for breach of the alienation covenant?
  • As possession proceedings are stayed, what about squatters?
  • 1954 Act notices – how to sign and serve them
  • Can a tenant still break the lease? Problems with conditions + compliance
  • Terminal dilapidations – practical problems caused by Government coronavirus guidance
  • Keep open covenants – can they be enforced?
  • Landlord’s obligations in multi-let buildings – and who pays the cost?

Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer

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