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Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001
65Outgoings—estimates and expenditure statements
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65 Outgoings—estimates and expenditure statements
(1) A lease that provides for payment of outgoings by the tenant must
include a provision requiring the lessor—
(a) to give the tenant a written estimate (an estimate) of the
outgoings the tenant is required to contribute to under the lease
at least 1 month before the start of each accounting period of the
lessor during the term of the lease; and
(b) to make a written expenditure statement (a statement) available
for examination by the tenant within 1 month after the end of the
accounting period it relates to.
(2) The estimate must itemise the outgoings using the same item
descriptions used in the list of outgoings in the disclosure statement.
(3) The statement must contain details of expenditure by the lessor for
outgoings to which the tenant contributes and must itemise the
outgoings using the same item descriptions used in the list of
outgoings in the disclosure statement.