Guidance

Commercial rents code of practice, November 2021

This code of practice replaces the previous code, offering guidance on how parties should resolve COVID-19 commercial rent disputes.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 9 November 2021

This publication was withdrawn on 7 April 2022

This code of practice has been superseded by an updated Commercial rent code of practice published on 7 April 2022.

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

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Code of practice for commercial property relationships following the COVID-19 pandemic

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Publication of the revised code of practice for commercial relationships between landlords and tenants, replacing the previous code. This code of practice aligns with the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, providing further guidance on how parties should negotiate, and can be used by any business to help them resolve rent disputes even if they fall outside of scope of the new legislation.

Published 9 November 2021