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TEMPLATE – COUNTER NOTICE

23 July 2020 By Leni Jones

COPY AND PRINT ON YOUR COMPANY HEADED PAPER

Landlord Name [INSERT]

Landlord Address [INSERT] [INSERT DATE]

Sent via Recorded Delivery & email to [insert landlord email address]

Dear [INSERT NAME]

RENT REVIEW: COUNTER NOTICE

[INSERT PROPERTY ADDRESS & LANDLORD REFERENCE AS APPLICABLE]

This is a Counter Notice, I do not agree to the rent amount as detailed in the Rent Review Notice dated [insert date of letter from landlord] and wish to enter into negotiations OR and wish to delay negotiations as permissible by The Arch Company until the end of the Moratorium.

Please can you therefore provide me with the evidence of how you have reached your calculation on the market rent by disclosing the comparable data you have used.

In order to complete these negotiations within a reasonable timescale, please ensure the following information is provided in full for each rent comparable you have applied:

  • Property address including postcode
  • Lease start date
  • Lease end date
  • Lease type (protected or contracted out)
  • Valuation review date
  • Valuation review type – eg.  Open Market Letting, Rent Review, Lease Renewal etc
  • RPI Linked
  • Usage class
  • Rent psqft
  • Size
  • Condition
  • Car parking provision
  • Yard space Footfall

Please can you respond to the address detailed above in acknowledgment of receipt and acceptance of this letter as Counter Notice in relation to our rent review and commencement of negotiations.

Yours sincerely

[Insert your name] [Insert your position]

Filed Under: Tenant Resource Library

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Registered address: Railway Arch 5, Cherry Tree Walk, Leeds, LS2 7EB
Company Number: 11324834

 

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