A question that is arising quite often now is "what
is Section 47 and 48"? THE
ANSWER:
Section
47: Landlord's name and address to be contained in demands
for rent
Section
48: Notification by the landlord of address for service
of notices.
Basically
the law calls for the name and address of the landlord to
be issued to the tenant for the purposes of serving notice
by the tenant. The tenant must have an address in England
and Wales for the landlord where they can serve notices.
For
the purposes of Section 47 and 48 of The Landlord and Tenant
Act 1987 name and address of the landlord should be included
in the tenancy agreement and it should be stated that this
is in line with the relevant act etc.
As
the courts see it, rent can not be demanded from a tenant
unless they have an address and name to which they can pay
the rent. Therefore, as a landlord you can not demand rent
from the tenant if you have failed to issue them with notice
of your address.
Is
it important?
Yes,
because at the end of the day you can not serve notice of
possession on a tenant whom you have not given notice of
your address to. i.e. the tenant says to the judge I did
not know where to send the rent to! Without notice, the
rent is not lawfully payable.
In
short:
Always
ensure there is a clause in your tenancy agreement that
states "that for the purposes of Sections 47 and 48
of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 the landlord's name
and address is:"
