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This Practice Note provides a summary of the remedies available to a landlord when faced with a tenant’s breach of lease, including forfeiture, service of a statutory demand, court proceedings to recover rent or damages, or for an injunction, Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) (including recovering rent from sub-tenants), claims against guarantors, claims against former tenants (via service of a notice under section 17 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (LT(C)A 1995)), withdrawal from a rent deposit, and serving an entry and repair notice.

If a tenant breaches a lease covenant, there are a number of remedies available to a landlord, listed and explained below. Before using them, landlords should consider whether:

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   the tenant is in any form of insolvency. If so, check the list of restrictions on recovery action for each form of insolvency here. See also: Landlord steps to take if tenant becomes insolvent—checklist and Practice Note: Quick guide to property insolvency

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   the landlord may wish to forfeit. Some remedies will affirm the ongoing existence of the