Free tool
Repair Responsibility Checker
The roof is leaking and the landlord says it is yours. Pick your lease type and what has gone wrong, and see where each item usually falls, with the reason, so you know what you are arguing about before you ring them.
- Six lease types, from a full FRI to a tied pub tenancy
- Twenty seven common faults across the building, the plant and your own kit
- The reason for each answer, not just a verdict
- No sign up to see your results
England and Wales. Takes about a minute. Not legal advice.
Why this is worth checking
Repairing covenants are the part of a commercial lease that costs the most and gets read the least. The difference between a full repairing lease and an internal repairing one is the difference between owning a roof you will never own and not, and plenty of operators find out which they signed when the ceiling comes down.
It also runs the other way. Tenants routinely pay for landlord repairs because nobody checked, and once you have paid for one you have made it harder to argue about the next. A repair you should not have paid for is money out, and it is also a data point the other side will use.
What this tool gives you is the usual position for your lease type and the reasoning behind it. What decides your case is your lease.