Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001
27Tenant not required to pay fees
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27 Tenant not required to pay fees If the tenant is required, in contravention of section 26, to use the services of a lawyer nominated by the lessor— (a) the tenant is not liable to pay fees for the lawyer’s services in relation to the lease; and (b) the lessor is liable to pay the tenant the amount of any fee paid by the tenant to the lawyer for the services; and (c) the lessor is liable to pay any unpaid fee for the lawyer’s services that the tenant is not liable to pay because of paragraph (a).
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