57 Terms on which new lease is to be granted

57  Terms on which new lease is to be granted

(1)     Subject to the provisions of this Chapter (and in particular to the provisions as to rent and duration contained in section 56(1)), the new lease to be granted to a tenant under section 56 shall be a lease on the same terms as those of the existing lease, as they apply on the relevant date, but with such modifications as may be required or appropriate to take account—

(a)     of the omission from the new lease of property included in the existing lease but not comprised in the flat;

(b)     of alterations made to the property demised since the grant of the existing lease; or

(c)     in a case where the existing lease derives (in accordance with section 7(6) as it applies in accordance with section 39(3)) from more than one separate leases, of their combined effect and of the differences (if any) in their terms.

(2)     Where during the continuance of the new lease the landlord will be under any obligation for the provision of services, or for repairs, maintenance or insurance—

(a)     the new lease may require payments to be made by the tenant (whether as rent

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