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Where a statutory tenant under the Rent Act 1977 (RA 1977) agrees to vacate a property and enters into an agreement to surrender but fails to do so, can the agreement be relied upon to overcome the application of the RA 1977, or does the requirement to serve notice to quit on valid grounds persist?
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If a landlord offers a Rent Act protected tenant another property it owns in another building, will that operate as an automatic surrender and re-grant of the tenancy, which will remain a Rent Act tenancy under section 34 of the Housing Act 1988? If so, will any rent arrears not transfer with the tenancy such that the landlord could rely upon the arrears in any subsequent claim for possession of the new property?
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How can a landlord of a Rent Act tenancy seek access to the property to undertake works, if they do not fall within sections 116(3) or (3A) of the Rent Act 1977?
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Can a Rent Act tenant (under Rent Act 1977) acquire a right to light against an adjoining owner?
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A tenant with a protected periodic tenancy under the Rent Act 1977 has died. She lived alone in the property. The landlord would like to end the tenancy and obtain possession of the property. The lease provides that it can be terminated by either party 'giving to the other not less than one clear calendar month's previous notice in writing'. Personal Representatives of the deceased have been appointed. What procedure should the landlord use to ensure that the lease is validly terminated?
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Associated legal terms

Alienation

Assigning, underletting, parting with or sharing possession or occupation of premises. Typically a lease will contain restrictions on a tenant’s ability to do so, without the landlord’s prior written consent.

Light obstruction notice

A light obstruction notice interrupts a prescriptive right of light in the course of being acquired by another landowner without the necessity of physically obstructing the light.

Schedule of Dilapidations

ˈʃɛdjuːl,ˈskɛdjuːl/ /ɒv,(ə)v/ /dɪlapɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/

A schedule served by a landlord on its tenant, which sets out the items of disrepair at a property caused by the tenant’s failure to perform its repairing, decorating, and where appropriate, reinstatement obligations in the lease. The items of work detailed in the schedule may be costed.
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