Leases: no deduction, counterclaim or set-off

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

This note explains why a clause is required in a lease to exclude the tenant's equitable right to set-off a debt owed to it by the landlord against the rent the tenant owes to the landlord.

The note also explains the limitations on the landlord's ability to exclude the tenant's equitable right to set-off under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. The ability to exclude the right will be further limited when section 152 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 comes into force, as this section will introduce a new statutory right for a tenant to withhold payment of service charges in certain circumstances.

PLC Property understands that the government has no immediate plans to implement section 152.
 

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  • Resource ID: 6-381-9759
  • Products:  PLC UK Property, PLC UK Public Sector
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