14/04/2020
Commercial Tenancies
The Government has announced a range of measures to help tenants. This includes a temporary hold on evictions and a mandatory code of conduct for commercial tenancies to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by coronavirus.
Evictions will be put on hold over the next 6 months for commercial and residential tenants in financial distress, who are unable to meet their commitments due to the impact of the coronavirus.
Code of conduct for commercial tenancies
A mandatory code of conduct outlines a set of good faith leasing principles for commercial tenancies including:
* retail
* office
* industrial
between:
* owners
* operators
* other landlords
* tenants
A copy of the Code can be found here:
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