In
April we posted on the subject of dilapidations and the importance to the
tenant of making sure the obligations contained within the lease are adhered
to. See our original posting here:
A
new report from Tuffin Ferraby Taylor suggests
that there has been a rise in the number of tenants who are ignoring their
requirement to repair and refurbish under the lease and who are therefore
running into difficulty with their landlords.
This has led to a significant rise in the number of claims
being lodged by landlords against tenants who have not maintained the property
in a satisfactory condition, leaving the landlord with additional costs to
return it to a lettable condition. TFT
suggest that claims as high as £2 million can be pursued against errant tenant
companies. Each claim and case is, of
course, different and individual and it will be interesting to see how The
Dilapidations Protocol, revised for January 2012 will perform in this time of
heightened activity.
Read
TFT’s report into dilapidations liabilities here, on their specialist website: http://www.dilapidations.uk.com/tft/be_aware_of_your_dilapidations_liability
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