Commercial Landlord and Tenant Disputes

At Armitage Sykes, we can assist with issues relating to dilapidation; rent and service charge disputes; forfeiture and breaches of covenant; possession and repossession proceedings for commercial and residential properties; and contested and uncontested renewals of business tenancies.

In the absence of a Schedule of Condition being prepared (and the contents agreed by the commercial landlord and tenant) prior to the lease agreement being entered into, the commercial tenant may at the expiry of the term of the lease agreement find itself responsible for remedial works to the demised premises which may ultimately put the demised premises in a better condition than when the lease agreement was entered. It is therefore important to have the condition of the demised premises determined so that any existing defects and their repair costs are identified prior to the commercial tenant committing itself to the lease agreement.