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Who can distrain for rent and when can the right be exercised?

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Published on: 24 August 2016
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The Common law right to distrain for rent was abolished and a new statutory procedure known as Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) introduced on 6 April 2014.

While CRAR is still a self-help Remedy which generally does not require the involvement of the Court, there are various differences between the old Distress for rent rules and the new CRAR rules, which

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Common law is case law (decisions from courts and tribunals). Case law has also established and developed many principles of law and equity not covered by legislation. Case law is therefore a key source of primary law.

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