This work provides the practitioner with a detailed and practical guide to all aspects of the law and procedure of renewing business tenancies under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. It incorporates implications of civil procedure reforms.

A popular and practical step by step guide to the law and procedure for renewing business tenancies under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

The renewal of business tenancies is subject to strict regulation, precise documentation, time-limits, and completion of prescribed forms. This book is designed to provide lawyers with a guide around the twists and pitfalls of the renewal procedure. It includes Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

This step-by-step guide to business lease renewals is practical and provides latest case law, forms, procedural guides, relevant legislation and numerous helpful tips for advisers.

1. What is a business lease? -- 2. Particular exceptions where the 1954 act does not apply -- 3. Continuation of tenancies -- 4. Termination by the landlord -- 5. Termination and renewal by a tenant -- 6. Service of notices and obtaining information -- 7. The application to the court for a new tenancy -- 8. The grounds of opposition -- 9. The terms of the new tenancy -- 10. Compensation for disturbance -- 11. Compensation for improvements -- 12. Crown tenancies.

A considerable amount of commercial property work is concerned with the renewal of business tenancies under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Business Tenancies provides the busy practitioner with a detailed and practical guide to all aspects of the law and procedure involved in the renewal of business tenancies under the 1954 Act and the often complex issues which can arise. It offers practical answers to problems which commercial property professionals may encounter when dealing with renewals. This new title will equip commercial property professionals with a thorough practical knowledge of the relevant statutory provisions and case law. The implications of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 are considered in detail. It also deals with the right to compensation for improvements. The text takes into account recent case law as well as the reforms introduced by the Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003.