Dilapidations
Dilapidations can be a grey area. If you’re not clear, or there’s a disagreement over who’s responsible for the upkeep of the property, it could lead to a breach of lease obligations and an expensive dilapidations claim.
Dilapidations can be a grey area. If you’re not clear, or there’s a disagreement over who’s responsible for the upkeep of the property, it could lead to a breach of lease obligations and an expensive dilapidations claim.
We’re adept at interpreting leases and can help resolve the question of what’s required to satisfactorily maintain and hand back a property. For landlords, we can then prepare a schedule of dilapidations setting out exactly what the tenant needs to do. And for tenants, we’ll assess whether the schedule of dilapidations you’ve been served is valid and reasonable against the terms of your lease.
If you’d like to remove uncertainty around dilapidations, please get in touch.
If you’re entering into a new lease, we can make sure you’re precisely clear on the current condition of the property, and where responsibility lies for its upkeep during the tenancy.
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