Table of Contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Introduction PART 2: GENERAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAW Chapter 2 Basic legal requirements Chapter 3 Rights and obligations of the parties Chapter 4 Legal remedies of the parties 1: Standard breach of contract remedies Chapter 5 Legal remedies of the parties 2: Irritancy Chapter 6 Legal remedies of the parties 3: Hypothec, abatement of rent and summary diligence Chapter 7 Assignation and subletting; Interposed leases Chapter 8 Long leases Chapter 9 Succession to leases Chapter 10 Termination of leases PART 3 COMMERCIAL LEASES Chapter 11 Commercial lease terms Chapter 12 Rent reviews Chapter 13 Service charges Chapter 14 Tenancy of shops PART 4 AGRICULTURAL LEASES Chapter 15 Agricultural leases Chapter 16 Crofts and small landholdings PART 5 RESIDENTIAL LEASES Chapter 17 The private sector: Assured and regulated tenancies Chapter 18 Social tenancies: Scottish secure tenancies Chapter 19 Repairs and improvements

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Scottish Law of Leases is a well established, comprehensive text covering residential, commercial and agricultural leases in Scotland.

About the Author

Lorna Richardson is a Lecturer in Commercial Law and Programme Director of the International Commercial Law and Practice LLM at Edinburgh University. She was a solicitor for seven years, practising as a commercial litigator, with major Scottish law firms prior to joining the University. She is a member of the Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law. Craig Anderson is a Lecturer in Law at Robert Gordon University, specialising in Property Law and Conveyancing. He is also the Head the LLB Law and Management courses. Before joining the University in 2006, Craig spent four years at Registers of Scotland, first as a Legal Researcher and subsequently as a Junior Legal Adviser. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law and Scots Law Student online services.