The new Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 – What does it mean for Landlords and Tenants?

Burges Salmon’s Real Estate Disputes team provide an update on this new legislation, which introduces a mandatory arbitration scheme in relation to rent arrears that have arisen during the pandemic.

In this webinar, James Sutherland and Michael Duncan looked at the key provisions of the Act and the practicalities of the arbitration scheme, the factors arbitrators will take into account when granting tenants relief, and the continued restrictions on the ability of landlords to enforce pandemic-related rent arrears.

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