{"id":3972,"date":"2014-07-11T11:16:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T10:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blsblog\/?p=546"},"modified":"2014-07-11T11:16:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T10:16:21","slug":"break-clauses-in-commercial-leases-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogs\/break-clauses-in-commercial-leases-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Break clauses in commercial leases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/bls_feature_robm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-68\" alt=\"bls_feature_robm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/bls_feature_robm-150x150.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Landlords will breathe a sigh of relief following a recent Court of Appeal judgement. In this case, the tenant had exercised a break clause, ending the lease early. It sought a refund of parts of payments it had made in advance for rent, service charge, car parking and insurance charges, which related to a period after the break date.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled that it was not appropriate to imply a term into a lease that entitled the tenant to a refund of the rent, car parking fee and insurance charges that it had paid in advance in accordance with the express terms of the lease.<\/p>\n<p>A checklist that\u00a0highlights the practical issues that a tenant should consider when exercising a break clause in a commercial lease is available on request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landlords will breathe a sigh of relief following a recent Court of Appeal judgement. In this case, the tenant had exercised a break clause, ending the lease early. 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