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Reinstatement definition

What does Reinstatement mean? Reinstatement describes restoring a legal position—such as insurance cover, employment, property condition or court proceedings—to what it was before lapse, dismissal, alteration or strike‑out. It is a descriptive term used across contexts; in employment law its meaning is set out in statute. Insurance: after a policy lapses for non‑payment, many life and protection policies allow reinstatement, typically on paying arrears and interest, satisfying medical/underwriting evidence, and within a stated time limit. Cover usually recommences on reinstatement and will not respond to losses during the lapse. Property policies also use reinstatement for new‑for‑old repair/replacement and to restore an exhausted limit. Employment: an employment...

Tenant Alterations Reinstatement: Obligations, Notice Mechanics, Unlawful Works, Successors, Lease Renewal, Scope of Works, Damages and VAT (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

Practice Note overview

This Practice Note sets out the key concepts and common hazards involved in the reinstatement of tenants’ alterations. The topic is often contentious: landlords may inherit premises in an unlettable condition, and tenants can be required to carry out reinstatement works—potentially lasting months—right at the eleventh hour...

Scope exclusions

Reinstatement following damage by an insured (or uninsured) risk—see instead Practice Notes: Negotiation guide—insurance clauses—commercial leases and Insurance issues for tenants
Dilapidations in relation to disrepair—see instead: Dilapidations—overview

No reinstatement obligation

Where there is no obligation to reinstate the demised premises, any lawful alteration becomes part of the premises and the tenant cannot be compelled to reverse it. The tenant must yield up the premises with those alterations, although it may remove any tenant’s fixtures up to the very last moment of the term—see Practice Note: Fixtures and fittings. In Peel Land and Property v TS Sheerness Steel, the Court of Appeal confirmed that, while a tenant is, in principle, entitled to remove tenant’s fixtures, that right can be limited or excluded by clear wording in the lease...

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