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Under section 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, a landlord must give an address whereby notices can be served. Is it acceptable to put the name and address on the tenancy agreement (residential) as c/o of the lettings agent? If so, would the letting agent then be liable for any claims brought against the landlord? Would it be best to not put care of but simply the landlords name and then the agents address?

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Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk

Published on: 06 September 2017

The precise wording of section 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (LTA 1987) is that ‘a landlord of premises to which this part applies shall by notice furnish the tenant with an address in England and Wales at which notices (including notices in proceedings) may be served on him by the tenant’. Failure to comply with this provision means that any rent, service charge or administration charge that would otherwise fall due will not be treated as due for so long as no address is provided.

There is no specific requirement that the address provided pursuant to

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Katherine Illsley

4 King’s Bench Walk

Katherine’s family practice covers matrimonial finance, TOLATA, Schedule 1, and private law children proceedings. She has experience acting for local authorities, guardians and parents in public law children cases, including in cases involving allegations of non-accidental injuries.

Katherine also is regularly instructed in housing and property work, and due to the frequent crossover with family law has a particular interest in cases involving trusts.