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I dont know if its allowed, sorry if its not.
So here's my situation. I leased a commercial propperty back in April this year, a garage with lifts and mot equipment. 10 weeks into the lease the property was burned to the ground by two local youths.
My tools were insured, so I got some money for my losses.
It would be my understanding that the building, and any equipment already present at time of lease would have been upto my landlord to insure.
Being so early into my lease, my company had made very little money, certainly not enough to pay a lease for a building that had burned to the ground, and I couldn't make a living in. My landlord was unable to provide alternative premesis.
We came to a verbal agreement that I wouldn't pay rent till he rebuilt.
The building is almost complete now, and now he is saying that it is my responsibility to put new ramps and MOT equipment into the premesis if thats what I want. This will cost over £50k, and I really can't afford it, and I have told him so. His arguement is that he leased me a building, anything in the building already was just a bonus.
I have been helping with the rebuild, and have more than £1k of my tools and equipment in the building, which he gave me a key for, but has now changed the locks and is denying me entry.
He is now demanding the full 5 year lease up front before allowing me entry.
I don't understand why he has suddeny turned on me like this.
At the moment the only option i see is to let the company go bust.
Only discovered locks changed this morning, and unable to get legal advice today.
Any advice, opinions etc would be appreciated.
thanks.
So here's my situation. I leased a commercial propperty back in April this year, a garage with lifts and mot equipment. 10 weeks into the lease the property was burned to the ground by two local youths.
My tools were insured, so I got some money for my losses.
It would be my understanding that the building, and any equipment already present at time of lease would have been upto my landlord to insure.
Being so early into my lease, my company had made very little money, certainly not enough to pay a lease for a building that had burned to the ground, and I couldn't make a living in. My landlord was unable to provide alternative premesis.
We came to a verbal agreement that I wouldn't pay rent till he rebuilt.
The building is almost complete now, and now he is saying that it is my responsibility to put new ramps and MOT equipment into the premesis if thats what I want. This will cost over £50k, and I really can't afford it, and I have told him so. His arguement is that he leased me a building, anything in the building already was just a bonus.
I have been helping with the rebuild, and have more than £1k of my tools and equipment in the building, which he gave me a key for, but has now changed the locks and is denying me entry.
He is now demanding the full 5 year lease up front before allowing me entry.
I don't understand why he has suddeny turned on me like this.
At the moment the only option i see is to let the company go bust.
Only discovered locks changed this morning, and unable to get legal advice today.
Any advice, opinions etc would be appreciated.
thanks.