Tenants usually have obligations to keep the condition of the leased property in a certain state of repair. Should they not do so, they risk being in breach of their lease and if those breaches / repairs – known as “dilapidations” – have not been carried out at the end of the lease, the landlord can take certain remedial action. This action includes making a schedule of the work that needs doing and serving it on the tenant, assessing the landlord’s likely loss and requiring the tenant to respond.
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Other reading
The government have issued a dilapidations protocol which is used in relation to claims for damages for dilapidations against tenants at the termination of a tenancy.
RICS 7th editions of its guidance note on Dilapidations in England and Wales
You might also be interested in reading the RICS Guide to Lease-end dilapidations in commercial property.