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If a lease is disclaimed does the landlord need to enter into a deed of surrender with the liquidators on behalf of the tenant to terminate the lease?

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Where a liquidator disclaims a lease, the lease comes to an end (at least as far as the tenant is concerned). It is, however, deemed to continue for the purpose of keeping

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