Purpose

occupied the premises under a Lease for
at an annual rent of , with a
However, went into liquidation on the . The Council allowed
the tenant to remain in the property and to continue to trade whilst a new Lease was agreed. The Lease negotiations became protracted and took may years to resolve mainly due to the tenant not engaging with the Council.
Finally on the entered into a new Lease
which was back dated to the at an annual rent of with a rent
commencement date of the , under the Lease the tenant was also liable for
payment of a service charge and insurance premium recharge.
also entered into a Deed of Restatement of Debt
acknowledging and agreeing to pay all rent, insurance premium recharge and service charges
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backed dated to the over a period of , which was in addition to paying
the passing rent, insurance premium recharge and service charges due under the Lease.
didn’t adhere to payments due under the Deed of
Restatement of Debt or pay the passing rent, insurance premium recharge and service charges due under the Lease, despite being chased by the Council on numerous occasions.

Due to nonpayment under the Deed of Restatement of Debt and the passing rent, insurance premium recharge and service charges due under the Lease forfeiture proceedings by peaceful
re-entry was undertaken on the 9 April 2025, the property was taken back by the Council and
the Lease was terminated. Unknown to the Council also
entered liquidation on the 9 April 2025, the Council has been informed by the liquidators that the Council will not be able to recover any debt from
There is an outstanding balance on account of
for unpaid rent, insurance premium recharge and service charge that the Council will not be able to recover.

Decision

Approval to write off debt relating to

Alternative options considered

None as the tenant have gone into liquidation.