Lease wording- to sublet or not to sublet?

Jeffrey_Shaw

DVardysShadow wrote: »

Yes, that would be my take on it.

moromir wrote: »

It might not be just 'the flat' that you can't divide up, does the flat come with a garage, outdoor cupboard, allocated parking space etc? If any of these fall within the 'demised premises' (and you'll need to read the lease, theres no 'usual' answer) you must rent the flat with these facilities included.

I agree with both. The lease's definition is critical here.

PasturesNew

I read it as "you can rent it out, so long as all the parts are rented out as one package (garden, flat, garage, parking space)". And that you can't split it up and only rent a bit of it (e.g. renting out the parking space as you don't have a car, or renting a garage to a friend for storage, or renting out the flat but keeping the garage yourself). All or nothing.

Jeffrey_Shaw

The bar on splitting applies not just to renting but also any other dealings with part.
So OP could not sell-off the leasehold garage (e.g. to another person in the same block) unless L consents.
And L is entitled to withhold that consent, even if unreasonably. LTA 1927 [s.19] does not apply to an absolute covenant.

Mrs_Z

If I remember correctly the wording on our lease was very similar and without punctuation! I read that to mean you cannot sub-let a part (ie. a room) of your flat but you can rent out (sub-let) the whole of your flat.

Heva

GREAT! Renting here I come!!!