Practical, plain-English guides to commercial dilapidations for UK tenants and landlords. Start with whichever matches your situation.
If you've been handed a schedule of dilapidations, start here. This covers what the document actually is, who prepares it, and why the number on it is rarely the number you end up paying.
Most guides on dilapidations avoid numbers. Here are realistic UK cost ranges for each stage of a claim, and what actually drives the price.
A schedule of dilapidations is one side's opening position, not a final bill. Here are the grounds that actually hold up when challenging one.
Section 18 is the single most important piece of law in a dilapidations dispute. Here's what it actually says and why it matters.
There's no single hard deadline in dilapidations, but the timing rules that do exist matter more than most people realise.
These two documents sound similar but do very different jobs, and one of them can save a tenant a great deal of money years down the line.
Doing nothing is rarely a neutral choice in a dilapidations dispute. Here's what tends to happen to tenants and landlords who don't engage.
A dilapidations claim that's rushed or poorly evidenced is easy for a tenant's surveyor to dismantle. Here's how to do it properly.
A break clause that looks straightforward on paper can be derailed entirely by an unresolved dilapidations issue. Here's the trap both landlords and tenants miss.
One of the most common points of confusion in a dilapidations matter is which type of professional to call first. Here's how to think about it.