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This Lease is a legally binding document. Please read it carefully and ensure that it includes everything required by both parties and nothing that either party is not prepared to agree. Where a party to this Lease is unsure of their obligations and responsibilities under it, it is advised that they seek independent legal advice before signing.
BUSINESS LEASE
("the Lease")
of premises for business purposes in England and Wales
(a lease excluded from the security of tenure provisions of sections 24 to 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954)
PARTICULARS, DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1. DATE OF LEASE:
________
2. TITLE NUMBER:
________
3. OTHER RELEVANT TITLE NUMBERS:
________
4. PARTIES TO THE LEASE:
A. Landlord:
________ (company registration number ________)
("the Landlord")
The Landlord's registered office and address for service of proceedings and notices under the Lease is:
________
B. Tenant:
________ (company registration number ________)
("the Tenant")
The Tenant's registered office and address for service of proceedings and notices under the Lease is:
________
The expressions "the Landlord" and "the Tenant" shall, where the context permits, include their respective successors in title and permitted assigns. Where reference is made to a guarantor, the Guarantor is ________.
5. THE PROPERTY
"the Property" means the building and any land known as:
________
together with the rights granted to the Tenant set out in Schedule 1 (THE RIGHTS GRANTED) and subject to and excepting and reserving the rights for the Landlord set out in Schedule 2 (THE RIGHTS RETAINED).
6. INTEREST RATE:
"the Interest Rate" means 4% (four per cent) per annum above the base lending rate of the Bank of England from time to time (or, if that base rate ceases to exist, such comparable rate of interest as the Landlord reasonably specifies).
7. RENT:
"the Rent" is £________ (________) per month, payable in accordance with the Schedule for Payment set out at clause 2 of the Terms of the Lease.
8. DEPOSIT:
"the Deposit" is the sum of £________ (________).
9. THE TERM:
"the Term" means a term of ________ from and including ________ to and including ________, together with any subsequent period during which the Tenant remains in occupation of the Property.
10. TERMINATION:
"Termination" means the legal end of the Lease, howsoever caused.
11. INTERPRETATION:
a. References to any statute or statutory provision include any subsequent re-enactment or amendment of it and any subordinate legislation made under it.
b. The headings in this Lease are for convenience only and do not affect its interpretation.
c. Where two or more persons together form the Tenant, their obligations are joint and several.
d. This Lease is a deed and an instrument granting a legal estate in land within the meaning of the Law of Property Act 1925 and the Land Registration Act 2002.
TERMS OF THE LEASE:
1. LETTING
a. The Landlord lets the Property to the Tenant for the Term.
b. The Landlord grants the rights set out in Schedule 1 (THE RIGHTS GRANTED) to the Tenant and excepts and reserves the rights set out in Schedule 2 (THE RIGHTS RETAINED).
c. Both the Landlord and the Tenant agree to comply with their respective obligations as set out in the Lease.
2. RENT AND INTEREST
a. The Tenant must pay the Rent to the Landlord throughout the Term in accordance with the Schedule for Payment.
b. The days (the Rent Days) for the payment of Rent shall be:
________
c. The first Rent Day is: ________.
d. The Rent must be paid by the Tenant without any deduction, counterclaim or set-off (whether legal or equitable), save as may be required by law.
e. The method for the payment of Rent to the Landlord is: ________.
f. Interest at the Interest Rate is payable on any sum due from the Tenant to the Landlord under the Lease which remains unpaid after the relevant due date, calculated from the due date until payment is received in full (both before and after any judgment).
g. All sums payable by the Tenant under this Lease are exclusive of value added tax (VAT), and the Tenant must in addition pay the full amount of any VAT or other similar tax chargeable on those sums for which the Landlord (or other person entitled to the payment) is from time to time accountable.
3. OUTGOINGS
a. The Tenant is solely responsible for the payment of all rates, taxes, charges, assessments and outgoings relating to the Property, including:
________
b. The Tenant indemnifies the Landlord against any loss arising from the Tenant's failure to pay any such outgoings in respect of the Property.
c. The Tenant must pay for all gas, electricity, water, telecommunications and other utilities consumed at the Property and all charges in connection with their supply.
4. STATE AND CONDITION
a. The Tenant must keep the Property in good repair and condition, properly maintained, decorated and reasonably clean, tidy and free from rubbish, although this obligation does not extend to keeping the Property in any better state of repair and condition than it is in at the date of this Lease (the condition at the date of this Lease being evidenced by the schedule of condition annexed to this Lease where applicable).
b. The Tenant must keep the service media that are contained in and exclusively serve the Property free from obstruction and in working order.
c. The Tenant must take all necessary precautions against frost damage to the pipes, sewers, drains, mains, ducts, conduits, gutters, watercourses, wires, cables, optical fibres, data or impulse transmission, communication or reception systems, channels, flues and other conducting media.
d. The Tenant must take all necessary care and precautions to avoid water damage to any other part of the Property or to neighbouring property caused by the bursting or overflowing of any pipe or water apparatus in the Property.
e. The Tenant must not damage or injure the Property, make any alteration to the Property, unite the Property with any adjoining premises, or make any alteration to the services or service media in the Property.
f. The Tenant must not erect any pole or mast or display any sign on the Property, or install any cable or wire outside it, except with the prior written consent of the Landlord, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5. RIGHTS OF ENTRY
The Tenant must allow the Landlord (together with any necessary contractors and workmen) to enter the Property where:
I. the Landlord has provided reasonable notice during normal business hours, or in the event of emergency at any time without notice, causing as little inconvenience to the Tenant as reasonably practicable; and
II. it is necessary for the Landlord to gain such entry in order to inspect the state and condition of the Property, to carry out any repairs or works for which the Landlord is responsible, or to comply with any legal requirement or its legal obligations as Landlord.
6. DEALINGS
This Lease is personal to the Tenant. The Tenant must not assign, underlet, charge, share, or otherwise part with or share possession or occupation of the whole or any part of the Property, and must not hold the Property on trust for another.
7. USE AND NUISANCE
a. The Tenant must only use the Property for the following permitted use:
________
b. The Tenant must not use the Property for any auction sale, or for any dangerous, noxious, noisy or offensive trade, business, manufacture or occupation, or for any illegal or immoral act or purpose.
c. The Tenant must not use the Property as sleeping accommodation or for residential purposes.
d. The Tenant must comply with all requirements of any legislation (and any other obligations imposed by law or by any bye-laws) applicable to the Property or to the trade or business for the time being carried on there, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Equality Act 2010 and all fire safety legislation.
e. The Tenant must comply with the provisions and requirements of all planning legislation, including the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, affecting the Property. If the Tenant breaches any planning controls it must bear all the consequences of doing so, whether arising during the Term or after the end of it.
f. The Tenant must not make any application for planning permission without the prior written consent of the Landlord, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
g. The Tenant must not do anything on the Property that may reasonably be considered to be a nuisance or annoyance to the Landlord or to the owners or occupiers of neighbouring property.
8. COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT
The Tenant must pay the Landlord's reasonable and proper costs, fees, charges, disbursements and expenses (on a full indemnity basis) incurred in relation to or incidental to the recovery or attempted recovery of arrears of Rent or other sums due under this Lease, or any steps taken in contemplation of, or in connection with, the enforcement of the obligations on the part of the Tenant under this Lease, including the preparation and service of any notice under section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925.
9. NOTICES AND INFORMATION
The Tenant must give notice to the Landlord as soon as reasonably practicable of:
I. any disrepair of or damage to the Property;
II. any notice or order it receives from a local or statutory authority in respect of the Property; and
III. any act by a tenant or occupant of any neighbouring property, or by a third party, that might adversely affect the Landlord's interest in the Property.
Any notice given under this Lease must be in writing and shall be served in accordance with section 196 of the Law of Property Act 1925 to the relevant address for service set out in the Particulars.
10. SECURITY AND KEYHOLDERS
The Tenant must keep the Property secure and must ensure that at all times the Landlord has written notice of the name, address and telephone number of at least one keyholder of the Property.
11. YIELDING UP
At the end of the Term the Tenant must return the Property to the Landlord with vacant possession in the state and condition required by this Lease, and must remove all of the Tenant's fixtures, fittings, furniture, equipment and other belongings from the Property.
The Tenant must make good any damage caused to the Property by such removal to the reasonable satisfaction of the Landlord.
12. QUIET ENJOYMENT
The Landlord covenants that the Tenant may peaceably and quietly hold and enjoy the Property during the Term without any lawful interruption or disturbance from or by the Landlord or any person lawfully claiming through, under or in trust for the Landlord, provided the Tenant complies with the obligations on its part contained in this Lease.
13. INSURANCE
a. It is the Landlord's obligation to insure the Property against loss or damage by fire and other usual risks for the full cost of rebuilding and reinstating the Property, unless the insurance is rendered void or made invalid by any deliberate act or default of the Tenant or of anyone under its control.
d. The Tenant must not do anything, or fail to comply with any requirement, as a result of which the policy of insurance taken out by the Landlord in relation to the Property may become void or voidable or invalidated, or by which the rate of premium on the policy may be increased.
e. The Landlord must provide the Tenant with a summary of the risks covered by the policy of insurance and of any requirements of the insurers of which the Tenant needs to be aware, and the Landlord must notify the Tenant of any material change in those risks or requirements from time to time.
14. RECOVERY OF POSSESSION AND FORFEITURE
The Landlord may re-enter the Property (or any part of it in the name of the whole) and thereupon the Term shall immediately end, but without prejudice to any right or remedy of the Landlord in respect of any breach by the Tenant, where any of the following apply:
a. the Rent is unpaid for fourteen days after becoming due as per the terms of the Lease, whether formally demanded or not; or
b. there is a breach by the Tenant of any obligation or other term of the Lease; or
c. where the Tenant:
I) is unable to or ceases to pay its debts (within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986); or
II) has obtained a moratorium under Part A1 of the Insolvency Act 1986; or
III) becomes the subject of a Company Voluntary Arrangement under the Insolvency Act 1986; or
IV) becomes the subject of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006; or
V) becomes the subject of a restructuring plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006; or
VI) passes a resolution, or has an order made, for the appointment of an administrator, administrative receiver or receiver; or
VII) passes a resolution, or has an order made, for its winding up.
The right of re-entry under this clause for any breach other than non-payment of Rent shall be exercisable only after compliance with section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925.
15. EXCLUSION OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT 1954
The parties confirm that, before this Lease was entered into (and before the Tenant became contractually bound to enter into this Lease):
I. the Landlord served on the Tenant a notice dated ________ in relation to the tenancy created by this Lease in the form, or substantially in the form, set out in Schedule 1 to the Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003; and
II. the Tenant, or a person duly authorised by the Tenant, made a declaration (simple or statutory as required) dated ________ in the form, or substantially in the form, set out in Schedule 2 to that Order.
The parties agree that the provisions of sections 24 to 28 (inclusive) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 are excluded in relation to the tenancy created by this Lease. The relevant notice and declaration are attached to this Lease.
16. THE DEPOSIT
a. The Tenant must pay the full Deposit to the Landlord on or before the date on which the Term commences.
b. The Landlord may retain from the Deposit any sums necessary to reimburse the Landlord for any losses suffered (and any interest owed) as a result of any breach of the Lease by the Tenant.
c. Subject to any deductions in accordance with the above clause, the Landlord must return the Deposit to the Tenant within fourteen days of the end of the Term.
17. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Lease and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales, and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
18. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
A person who is not a party to this Lease shall have no rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Lease.
19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Lease constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in relation to its subject matter and supersedes all prior representations, agreements, negotiations and understandings (whether oral or written), save that nothing in this clause shall exclude liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
SCHEDULE 1: THE RIGHTS GRANTED
________
SCHEDULE 2: THE RIGHTS RETAINED
________
EXECUTION
Executed and delivered as a deed on the date stated in the Particulars.
Landlord
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED BY
________ acting by the authorised signature of:
(1) Name of signatory: ________
Signature:
Title (Director/Secretary): ________
Date: ________
in the presence of (witness):
Name: ________
Signature:
Occupation: ________
Date: ________
Address: ________
Tenant
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED BY
________ acting by the authorised signature of:
(1) Name of signatory: ________
Signature:
Title (Director/Secretary): ________
Date: ________
in the presence of (witness):
Name: ________
Signature:
Occupation: ________
Date: ________
Address: ________
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