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The Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (LTA 1927) allows a tenant of certain holdings to serve notice stating its intention to carry out specified improvements. This Practice Note outlines the procedure and what the court considers constitutes an improvement. It also covers the landlord’s election to do works and compensation.
It does not cover the conversion of a qualified covenant against alterations into a fully qualified covenant under LTA 1927, s 19(2). See instead, Practice Notes: Landlord’s consent to alterations and Alterations—a practical lease negotiation guide.
Tenants’ entitlement to serve notice
Subject to certain exceptions, a tenant using (the whole or part of) its premises to carry out a trade or business (including a profession) is entitled to serve notice stating its intention to carry out improvements under LTA 1927, s 3, whether or not such improvements are permitted under the lease.
Key exceptions include:
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certain agricultural holdings within the meaning of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (see instead Practice Note: Agricultural tenancies — end of tenancy compensation)
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farm business tenancies within the meaning of the Agricultural Tenancies
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Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
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The grantor of a feudal right to land in return for a money payment called feu-duty.
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