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What does Remedy mean? Remedy is the court’s practical response to a proven or threatened wrong: the order or award that vindicates a right, prevents harm or restores parties to the correct position. It is not exhaustively defined in legislation; scope derives mainly from common law and equitable case law, supplemented by statute. Common civil remedies include damages (compensatory, restitutionary and nominal; exemplary/punitive only in narrow categories), injunctions/interdicts (interim and final, including freezing and search orders), specific performance/specific implement, declaratory relief, rescission or rectification (reduction in Scots law), delivery up, account of profits and restitutionary orders. Usage is broadly consistent across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern...

Quantifying landlord time for cleaning/decorating in AST damages

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A tenant’s obligations

A tenant is under an implied duty to use the rented premises in a tenant-like manner. In Warren v Keen, the Court of Appeal (per Denning LJ) described this as taking proper care of the home and doing the small tasks a reasonable tenant would attend to. Frequently, tenancy agreements include express terms about how the property is to be used and any duties to keep it in good repair; these express provisions supersede the implied obligation. In addition, a tenant owes a tortious duty under the doctrine of waste, meaning they must not do, or fail to do, anything that brings about a permanent alteration to the property’s nature.

Removing fixtures
Allowing the property to fall into decay

A landlord’s Remedy once the tenancy has been determined

Where a tenant has failed to meet their repairing obligations, the landlord is entitled to claim Damages even after the tenancy has come to an end...

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