The landlord’s address is included on the tenancy agreement to comply with Section 47 and 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987.
- Section 47 of the Act requires that the tenant must be provided with the name and address of the landlord on any demand for rent or other sums due under the terms of the tenancy or long lease.
- Section 48 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 requires landlords to provide an address, which must be in England or Wales, at which notices may be served on them by their tenants or leaseholders.
The failure to provide such information in the demand will prevent the landlord from enforcing the amount demanded, whether rent or service charges, as by virtue of section 48 that sum shall be treated as not due until a demand containing a compliant section 48 notice has been served. In many cases such as Beitov Properties Ltd v Elliston Martin [2012] UKUT 133 (LC) it was held that the address required in the section 47 notice must include the landlord’s actual address whether that be his home address, registered office or his usual place of business.
Finally, under Section 1 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985, the tenant of premises occupied as a Dwelling can make a written request for the landlord’s name and address to any person who demands, or the last person who received, rent payable under the tenancy, or any other person for the time being acting as agent for the landlord, in relation to the tenancy. That person shall supply the tenant with a written statement of the landlord’s name and address within the period of 21 days.
Section 47 and 48 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987 is a civil law right. Section 1 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 is a criminal law right.
Finally, the law aside, if a tenant wants to find out the name and address of their landlord (freeholder or long leaseholder) they can easily do so online via the Land Registry website for a small fee (2021 =£3) – see link below.
Adding clauses to the tenancy agreement suggesting the tenant should serve any notices to an address other than the landlord’s home address, registered office or his usual place of business would likely be unenforceable as you cannot contract out of law.
Further Reading
Section 47 and 48: What it really requires and does your notice contain the correct address? {KDL Law}
Section 47 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
Section 48 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
Section 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
Search for property information from HM Land Registry
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