Paragraph 5 Landlord’s works

(1)

A requirement for the landlord to apply for and use all reasonable endeavours to obtain any requisite consents in respect of the landlord’s works.

(2)

A requirement for the landlord to use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the landlord’s works are completed by the end of a period of three calendar months starting with the date on which the tenancy contract is completed.

(3)

Provision for that period to be extended by such period as is determined by a professionally qualified surveyor appointed by the landlord, acting reasonably, having regard to the nature and severity of any event of disruption or delay, where completion of the landlord’s works is delayed due to an event or cause that is beyond the landlord’s reasonable control and the landlord is able to provide justifiable evidence of such delay to the tenant.

(4)

A requirement for the landlord to use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the landlord’s works are carried out—

(a)

with due diligence and in a good and competent manner,

(b)

using only good quality materials and well-maintained plant and equipment,

(c)

in accordance with the tenancy contract and the requisite consents in respect of the landlord’s works,

(d)

in accordance with all statutory or other legal requirements and the recommendations or requirements of the local authority or statutory undertakings,

(e)

in compliance with all relevant British Standards^f1, codes of practices and good building practice, and

(f)

by selecting and using materials so as to avoid known hazards to the health and safety of any person and to ensure the long-term integrity of the premises.

(5)

A requirement for the landlord to serve written notice on the tenant and on the local authority as soon as the landlord’s works are complete, stating in that notice the date which is the landlord’s works completion date.

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Footnotes

f1: British Standards are published by the British Standards Institution, a private company originally incorporated by Royal Charter in 1929 as the British Engineering Standards Association.