Dilapidations: The end-of-lease bill that catches business owners off guard
You hand back the keys to your old office, relieved the move went smoothly, and a few weeks later an envelope arrives from the landlord. Inside is a claim for tens of thousands of pounds: repairs, redecoration, the removal of partitions you were told you could install. For a lot of business owners, this is the first proper encounter with the word dilapidations, and it tends to be an expensive one.
What dilapidations actually cover
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