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Costs of Leases Act 1958

6 & 7 Eliz. 2 c. 52 · Enacted 23 July 1958 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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An Act to make provision for the incidence of the costs of leases.

[23rd July 1958]C1C2I1

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C1

Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C2

Act repealed (N.I.) by S.I. 1976/582 (N.I. 12), art. 82(1), Sch. 3

Commencement

I1

Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Contents

  1. 1Costs of leases.
  2. 2Interpretation.
  3. 3Short Title.

1Costs of leases.C1C2

Notwithstanding any custom to the contrary, a party to a lease shall, unless the parties thereto agree otherwise in writing, be under no obligation to pay the whole or any part of any other party’s solicitor’s costs of the lease.

2Interpretation.

In this Act—

(a)

“lease” includes an underlease and an agreement for a lease or underlease or for a tenancy or sub-tenancy;

(b)

“costs” includes fees, charges, disbursements (including stamp duty), expenses and remuneration.

3Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the Costs of Leases Act, 1958.