Forfeiture & Grounds for Relief

Forfeiture of lease

The right of a landlord to forfeit a lease can only be exercised if it is expressly provided for within the lease or a fundamental requirement of the contract has been breached. These can include failure to pay rent, breach of any covenants, or they have let the property fall into a state of disrepair.  If any of this appears to apply to you, our team is here to help.

• Enforcing forfeiture: We help you enforce your right to forfeit a lease.

Grounds for relief of forfeiture

If you are a tenant and your landlord has unfairly forfeited your lease you may be entitled to apply for the relief under s146(4) of the LPA 1925. The court will exercise its discretion when considering all the facts and will use the same factors as used when deciding to enforce a forfeiture. This remedy is often used where the breach of covenant the landlord is relying on does not relate to the non-payment of rent.

• Defending claim: We help advise on the grounds on which you can apply for relief once the landlord has forfeited the lease.
• Enforcing relief: We help enforce the relief given by the court.