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Can a Land Lord leasing a retail building break the contract before contract end?
If the landlord can break the contract between the retail company in their premises is there a period of notice? If so, how long is the notice period?
-Sorry if this isn't posted into the right section.
Answers applying to UK only please, specifically England.
My situation is that I work for a shop where reportedly another retail shop will be moving into the premises. They are training people and telling them that they will be working in the shop where I work. However none of my colleagues or the managers seem aware of this. I was wondering whether the Land lord could break the contract (and how long a period they would have to wait) before the new company could take the building over. They defiantly seem to be telling people they are going to be in our building. Not sure that it is even legal.
Dedum- It's a smaller supermarket chain so I think they have made all the right legal agreements with the Land Lord.
(sorry I meant Dumdedum)
The lease has another two years on it.
4 Answers
- RosalieLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It is common to assume that being in a building during a lease is a right.
Actually, it is a specific business deal, and business deals can be modified when agreed upon by both parties.
It may be, as mentioned by Dumdedum, that the lease is ending or was non-existing, but it is also possible that the landlord reworked the lease with the smaller business. They may have another property available, or they may have bought them out - when a large chain comes in, it leaves big footprints, often burying the local small businesses. It's just another form of free enterprise and Darwinism. Ultimately, the owner of the building has the more power between lessor and lessee.
- 8 years ago
Well if the people it's being leased to break the terms of the contract I guess he can. It does depend though what country or state your in. I know here in England you have to give good notice. In some states of America it can be almost imminent eviction.
Hope this helped.
- Anonymous8 years ago
You have to ask yourself whether your current employer has a lease at all or whether he entered into something with the property that has no legal binding at all.
It is odds on that he took on the property you work in without correct legal advice and the lease it not binding.
Or your employers lease is up and he is not renewing it and has not told you..........ask someone
- ArcherLv 78 years ago
You lease should be specific and any notification requirements should be stated in it.
