# Costs of Leases Act 1958, Section 1: Costs of leases.

Extent: E+W+S

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/6-7/52/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/costs-of-leases-act-1958/section-1
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