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Legal Terms - distress for rent
The historical common law entitlement for a landlord to confiscate a tenant's possessions to ensure the settlement of overdue rent. If the tenant did not remit the rent arrears following the imposition of distress, the landlord was entitled to sell the goods and retain the owed sum. The common law right was repealed by Section 71 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. In the context of a commercial lease, the landlord may utilize the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery Scheme, as regulated by Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to obtain payment for rent arrears.
The historical common law entitlement for a landlord to confiscate a tenant's possessions to ensure the settlement of overdue rent. If the tenant did not remit the rent arrears following the imposition of distress, the landlord was entitled to sell the goods and retain the owed sum. The common law right was repealed by Section 71 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. In the context of a commercial lease, the landlord may utilize the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery Scheme, as regulated by Schedule 12 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to obtain payment for rent arrears.
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