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We encourage all landlords and tenants to attempt negotiation regardless of whether the debts owed are in scope of the Act. If agreement is reached, we recommend that parties confirm this between themselves, formally and in writing. Where parties reach an agreement, the arbitration process will not override this. offer basic money advice and be aware of the need to refer more vulnerable tenants on to floating support or external agencies There are certain restructuring processes available to businesses: for companies and limited liability partnerships, company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), schemes of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 and restructuring plans under Part 26A; and for individuals such as sole traders, individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs). If parties enter the arbitration system and an arbitrator is appointed, a CVA, IVA, restructuring plan or scheme of arrangement which covers all or part of the protected rent debt may not be initiated for a period. This includes in Scotland (for CVAs, restructuring plans or schemes of arrangement) or Northern Ireland (for restructuring plans or schemes of arrangement).

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Rent” for the Act’s purposes means one or more of the following, payable by the tenant to the landlord (or person acting for the landlord): A key tool in communicating to tenants what will happen if they fall into arrears and how to get help is a clear, well presented and easily understood handbook. This handbook can be given to tenants at signup outlining: To provide the time to introduce and pass the Act, a moratorium on forfeiture and restrictions on the use of CRAR remained in place in England and Wales, ending on 24 March 2022. Restrictions on winding up petitions for inability to pay debts, including in relation to rent debts, applied until 31 March 2022. A temporary moratorium on other remedies and measures applies under the Act, for those in scope of the arbitration process.Many parties have already reached agreements, including by using this Code and its predecessor; however, we recognise that there are also circumstances where parties have been, or will be, unable to reach agreement by themselves. We encourage parties to negotiate as far as possible using the advice in the ‘Negotiation’ section of this Code. For businesses in England and Wales who are in scope of the Act, and where negotiation has been exhausted, we have made binding arbitration available (see Part Two). Existing agreements A “relevant period” is a period within the time from 2pm on 21 March 2020 until 11.55pm on 18 July 2021 (for premises in England) or 6am on 7 August 2021 (for premises in Wales). This means that if a business was subject to a closure requirement for any period within these times and dates, the tenancy was adversely affected by coronavirus. The total of Technical arrears which are more than 4 weeks old and are outstanding at year end should not exceed 1% of the total of Technical arrears at year end.

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This Code provided clarity for both tenants and landlords, encouraging them to work together on resolving unpaid rent. The volume of evidence examined should be proportionate to the scale and complexity of the tenant’s business. A small business tenant should not be expected to supply a large volume of documentation or complex financial analysis. Arbitrators are aware that smaller businesses may find it challenging to provide predictions on their future profitability, detailed financial records, or liquidity or other ratios as compared to a larger business. It is not expected that tenants incur additional significant expense in obtaining evidence that is not readily available to them.b. any other information relating to the financial position of the landlord that the arbitrator considers appropriate. a. the party intending to make a reference (the applicant) notifies the other party (the respondent) of its intention to make a reference. Our recommendation is that this should be done via a letter of notification. We also recommend that the applicant use this as a final opportunity to settle the dispute and so the letter of notification should include an offer of settlement supported by any appropriate evidence in line with the behaviours, principles and documentation set out in the corresponding sections of this Code;