Tenants’ covenant “to pay to the Lessor all costs and expenses (including legal costs and fees payable to a surveyor) which may be incurred by the Lessor […]” entitled the Landlord in a dilapidations claim to have his costs assessed on an indemnity basis.

The new rules, introduced in the Immigration Act 2014, mean that landlords who let residential property in England, as well as people subletting their properties or taking in lodgers, need to carry out checks on all new adult tenants