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Date:
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23
NOVEMBER 2007
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Landlord:
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NOKIA UK LIMITED
(Company number 2212202) whose registered office is at Lancaster House,
Lancaster Way, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29
6YJ
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Tenant:
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FOCUS INFORMATION
LIMITED (Company Registration Number 1789170) whose registered
office is at 3RD Floor Portman House, Portman Street, London W1H
6EB
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Guarantor:
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COSTAR GROUP, INC (a
company registered in Delaware, U.S.A. under company file number 2854191)
whose registered office is c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711
Centerville
Road,
Suite 400, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808
U.S.A.
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Premises:
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The
premises to be let by the Lease and known as First Floor Offices, 10 Great
Pulteney Street, London W1 which are more particularly described in the
Lease.
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Title
Number:
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NGL
884980
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Completion
Date:
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The
date two (2) working days after the first date on which all of the
Conditions have been satisfied or at the Tenant's sole discretion the date
two (2) working days after the date of the Superior Landlord's Lease
Consent where the Superior Landlord's Works Consent is not issued
simultaneously with the Superior Landlord's Lease Consent.
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Long
Stop Date:
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18
January 2008 subject at the Tenant's election to extension until 14 March
2008
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Conditions:
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The
condition set out in Schedule 3 (Superior Landlords'
Consent).
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Contract
Rate:
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4%
per annum above the National Westminster Bank Plc base rate from time to
time in force as well after as before judgment which rate shall also be
the contract rate
referred to in the Standard Conditions.
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Lease:
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The
lease of the Premises in the form at Annexure A to be granted by the
Landlord to the Tenant and the Guarantor pursuant to this
Agreement.
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Agreed
Term:
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A
term of years commencing on the Term Commencement Date and expiring on 19
June 2021.
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Term
Commencement Date:
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The
Completion Date.
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Rent:
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Four
Hundred and Forty Two Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Eight Pounds
£442,848 per annum subject to any increase in accordance with the rent
review provisions of the Lease.
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Rent
Commencement Date:
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The
date that is ten 10 months from and including the earlier of (i) the
Completion Date and (ii) the date of this Agreement.
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Review
Dates:
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24
June 2010, 24 June 2015 and 24 June 2020.
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Landlord's
Solicitor:
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Clyde
& Co LLP of Beaufort House, Chertsey Street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4HA
fax number 01483 567330 (ref: LMM/ATS/0707864) or such other firm as the
Landlord may nominate by Notice to the Tenant or the Tenant's Solicitor
for the purposes of this Agreement.
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Tenant's
Solicitor:
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Gibson
Dunn & Crutcher LLP of Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y
0HB fax number 020 7071 4244 (ref: AAS/TW/19486/20) or such other firm as
the Tenant may nominate by Notice to the Landlord or the Landlord's
Solicitor for the purposes of this Agreement.
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1
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION 1
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1.1
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Definitions |
1
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1.2
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Interpretation |
2
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1.3
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Other |
2
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1.4
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Standard Commercial Property Conditions |
3
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1.5
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Incorporation of Schedules |
3
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2
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CONDITIONALITY 4
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2.1
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Conditions |
4
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2.2
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Satisfaction of the Conditions |
4
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2.3
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Notification |
4
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2.4
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Conditions not satisfied |
4
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3
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PAYMENTS AND
INDEMNITY
4
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3.1
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Payments |
4
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3.2
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Indemnity |
4
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3.3
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Interest |
4
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3.4
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Payment of VAT and VAT Invoice |
5
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4
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GRANT OF
LEASE
5
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4.1
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Grant of Lease |
5
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4.2
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Matters to be inserted into the Lease |
5
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4.3
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Possession |
5
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5
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TITLE
5
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5.1
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Proof of title |
5
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5.2
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Title guarantee |
6
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5.3
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Matters affecting the Premises to be let |
6
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5.4
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Acknowledgements and requisitions |
6
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5.5
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Use |
7
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6
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INSURANCE AND
RISK
7
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6.1
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Damage to Premises between exchange and completion |
7
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7
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COMPLETION
7
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7.1
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Time for completion |
7
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7.2
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Landlord's contribution |
7
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7.3
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Documents to be delivered on completion |
7
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8
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REGISTRATION
MATTERS
8
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8.1
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Registration of Lease |
8
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8.2
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Protecting this Agreement |
8
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9
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GUARANTOR
COVENANTS
8
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10
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TERMINATION
8
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10.1
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Terminating events |
8
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10.2
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Consequences of termination |
8
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11
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GENERAL
9
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11.1
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Variation and waiver |
9
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11.2
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Announcements |
9
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11.3
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Assignment |
9
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11.4
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Third Party Rights |
9
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11.5
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Survival |
9
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11.6
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Joint and several liability |
10
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11.7
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Entire Agreement |
10
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11.8
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Notices |
10
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11.9
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Counterparts and duplicates |
10
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11.10
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
11
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12
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OPINION
LETTER
11
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SCHEDULE
1
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12
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Encumbrances
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12
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SCHEDULE
2
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12
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Guarantor
Covenants
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13
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SCHEDULE
3
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15
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Condition: Superior Landlords'
Consent
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15
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SCHEDULE
4
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18
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Tenant's Access prior to Actual
Completion
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18
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SCHEDULE
5
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20
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Tenant’s Works
Schedule
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20
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SCHEDULE
6
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25
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Exclusion of Sections 24-28 of
the 1954 Act
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25
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ANNEXURES
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27
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1
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Definitions
and interpretation
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1.1
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Definitions
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Account means the
Landlord's Solicitor's client account number 13569732 at National
Westminster Bank Plc, City of London Office, PO Box 12258, 1 Princes
Street, London EC2R 8PA (sort code 60-00-01) or such other client account
of the Landlord's Solicitor in England and Wales as the Landlord's
Solicitor may specify.
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(a)
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in
relation to a company, any action is taken in relation to or with a view
to:
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(i)
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appointing
any type of liquidator, receiver, manager or trustee or an administrator,
judicial custodian or similar officer in respect of the company or its
assets and/or undertaking;
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(ii)
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the
winding up, liquidation (otherwise than as part of a genuine solvent
reconstruction or amalgamation), administration, dissolution, or
reorganisation of the company;
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(b)
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in
relation to any person (whether an individual or a
company):
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(i)
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it
is or admits to be unable to pay its debts or to be
insolvent;
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(ii)
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the
value of its assets is less than its liabilities (taking account of
contingent and prospective
liabilities);
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(iii)
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it
suspends making payments on any of its debts or announces an intention to
do so or it commences negotiations with any of its creditors with a view
to rescheduling any of its indebtedness or the person proposes any form of
arrangement with any of its
creditors;
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(iv)
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any
distress or execution being levied on any of the person's
assets;
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(v)
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the
person ceases to exist for any reason;
or
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(c)
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any
analogous proceedings or step is taken in any
jurisdiction
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1.2
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Interpretation
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1.2.1
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any
phrase introduced by the terms including, include, in particular or any
similar expression shall be construed as being by way of illustration or
emphasis only and shall not limit the generality of the preceding
words;
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1.2.2
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reference
to Legislation is
reference to it as it is in force for the time being taking account of any
amendment, extension, re-enactment or replacement and includes any
subordinate legislation (within the meaning of section 21(1) of the
Interpretation Act 1978) for the time being made under
it;
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1.2.3
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any
reference to a document being in the agreed form means
a document in the form agreed by the Parties to it and annexed to this
Agreement, with such alterations (if any) as may subsequently be agreed in
writing by or on behalf of such
Parties;
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1.2.4
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reference
to liabilities are
to all liabilities of any nature whatsoever including actual or contingent
liabilities, claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages, losses,
penalties, costs, fees and expenses and liability shall be
construed accordingly;
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1.2.5
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references
to Clauses and Schedules are to clauses of and schedules to this
Agreement, and references to paragraphs are references to paragraphs of
the Schedule in which the reference appears;
and
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1.2.6
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the
table of contents and clause headings are for ease of reference only and
shall not affect the construction of this
Agreement.
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1.3
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Other
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1.3.1
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Any
references to this
Agreement includes the Particulars and Schedules that form part of
it and have effect as if set out in full in the body of this
Agreement.
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1.3.2
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Landlord includes the
Landlord's successors in title and any other person who is or becomes
entitled to the reversion (whether immediate or not) expectant on the term
to be created by the Lease.
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1.3.3
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Tenant does not include the
Tenant's successors in title.
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1.3.4
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Guarantor means the
person named as guarantor (if
any) in the Particulars.
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1.3.5
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The
expression Solicitor in this
Agreement shall have the same meaning as given to the expression conveyancer in the
Standard Conditions
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1.3.6
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The
expressions contained in the Particulars have the meanings set opposite
them in the Particulars.
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1.3.7
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Any
obligation on the Parties to do something includes an obligation to
procure that it be done and any obligation not to do something includes an
obligation not to suffer or permit such thing to be done and to take all
necessary action to prevent the
same.
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1.3.8
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1.4
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Standard
Commercial Property Conditions
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1.4.1
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Part
1 of the Standard Conditions are incorporated in this Agreement, in so far
as they:
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(a)
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are
applicable to the grant of a lease;
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(b)
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are
not inconsistent with the other clauses in this Agreement;
and
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(c)
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have
not been modified or excluded by any of the other clauses in this
Agreement
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1.4.2
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Part
2 of the Standard Conditions are not incorporated in this
Agreement
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1.4.3
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Standard
Conditions 1.3.5(c), 1.3.6, 1.3.7(e), 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2.1, 3.3, 4, 5,
6.1, 6.2, 6.3 6.4.2, 6.6.2, 7.1.1 to 7.1.4 (inclusive), 8.4, 9.3, 10.2.4
10.3 and 11 do not apply to this
Agreement.
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1.4.4
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Standard
Condition 1.1.1(a)(ii) is varied by the deletion of the words 'at interest
on seven days notice of withdrawal' and the substitution of the word
'overnight' in their place.
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1.4.5
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Standard
Condition 8.1.2 is varied by replacing '2.00 p.m.' with '5.30
p.m.'.
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1.4.6
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Standard
Condition 8.2 is varied by inserting 'in the City of London or Surrey'
after the words 'some other place'.
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1.4.7
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In
the Standard Conditions reference
to:
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(a)
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the contract shall be
reference to this Agreement;
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(b)
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landlord and tenant shall be to the
Landlord and Tenant; and
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(c)
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the property shall be to
the Premises.
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1.4.8
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The
expression working
day in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as in the
Standard Commercial Conditions.
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1.5
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Incorporation
of Schedules
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2
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Conditionality
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2.1
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Conditions
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2.1.1
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Completion
of the Lease is conditional on the satisfaction of all of the
Conditions.
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2.1.2
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The
Parties shall not do anything that might interfere with, obstruct or delay
the satisfaction of all or any of the
Conditions.
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2.2
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Satisfaction
of the Conditions
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2.3
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Notification
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2.4
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Conditions
not satisfied
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2.4.1
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If
the Conditions or any of them have not been satisfied at or before 5.30 pm
on the Long Stop Date then either Party may serve Notice upon the other
Party and upon service of such Notice, save to the extent provided in
Clause 10.2 (Consequences of
Termination), this Agreement shall
terminate.
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2.4.2
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No
Notice may be served under Clause 2.4.1 (Conditions not
satisfied):
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(a)
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by
any Party in breach of its obligations under this Agreement;
or
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(b)
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once
all of the Conditions have been
satisfied.
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3
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Payments
and indemnity
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3.1
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Payments
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3.1.1
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All
money payable by the Tenant by direct credit pursuant to this Agreement is
to be paid to the Account.
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3.1.2
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Unless
this Agreement expressly provides otherwise, all amounts due from any
Party under this Agreement shall be paid in full without any deduction or
withholding other than as required by law and no Party shall be entitled
to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against any other Party in
order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in
part.
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3.2
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Indemnity
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3.3
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Interest
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3.4
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Payment
of VAT and VAT Invoice
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3.4.1
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An
obligation to pay money includes an obligation to pay any VAT chargeable
in respect of that payment on receipt of a valid VAT
invoice.
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3.4.2
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All
sums made payable by this Agreement are exclusive of
VAT.
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3.4.3
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The
relevant Party shall issue a VAT invoice in respect of any VAT payable
under this Agreement containing the information prescribed by law and
within such time as may be required by
law.
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3.4.4
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Where
the Tenant is required to pay, refund or reimburse the Landlord and/or any
superior landlord for the costs of any supplies made to them, the Tenant
shall also indemnify the Landlord and/or any Superior Landlord against all
liability to VAT in respect of such
supply.
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4
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Grant
of Lease
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4.1
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Grant
of Lease
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4.1.1
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In
consideration of the Tenant's obligations under this Agreement the
Landlord shall grant and the Tenant shall take the Lease on the Completion
Date for the Agreed Term at the Rent which shall commence to be payable on
the Rent Commencement Date. No purchase price or deposit is
payable.
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4.1.2
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The
Tenant cannot require the Landlord to grant the Lease to any person other
than the Tenant.
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4.2
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Matters
to be inserted into the Lease
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4.2.1
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The
review dates specified in clause 7 of the Lease shall be the Review Dates
specified in this Agreement;
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4.2.2
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The
date specified in clause 1.1 of the Lease shall be the Term Commencement
Date specified in this Agreement;
and
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4.2.3
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The
date specified in clause 1.1 of the Lease shall be the Rent Commencement
Date specified in this Agreement;
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4.3
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Possession
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5
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Title
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5.1
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Proof
of title
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5.1.1
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The
Landlord's title to the Property is registered at the Land Registry under
the Title Number and comprises an official copy of the registers of the
title to the Property and the title
plan.
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5.1.2
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Title
to the Premises and any rights granted by the Lease has been deduced to
the Tenant's Solicitor before the date of this
Agreement.
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5.1.3
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The
Tenant shall take the Lease with full knowledge of the title to the
Premises as set out in:
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(a)
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the
Title Documentation; and
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(b)
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Clause
5.3.1 (Matters affecting the premises
to be let) (including all matters arising in connection with the
Planning Acts);
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5.2
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Title
guarantee
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5.3
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Matters
affecting the Premises to be let
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5.3.1
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In
addition to the matters listed in Standard Condition 3.1.2 the Premises
are let subject to and where applicable with the benefit of the
Encumbrances including all matters mentioned, contained or referred to in
them.
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5.3.2
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The
following shall be added to the end of Standard Condition
3.1.2:
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(g)
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any
matters arising by virtue of any Legislation which have been disclosed to
the Tenant;
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(h)
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any
unregistered interests falling within any of the paragraphs of schedule 1
or schedule 3 of the Land Registration Act 2002 and any interests falling
within section 11(4)(c) of that Act;
and
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(i)
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such
unregistered interests as may affect the Premises to the extent and for so
long as they are preserved by the transitional provisions of schedule 12
of the Land Registration Act 2002.'
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5.4
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Acknowledgements
and requisitions
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5.4.1
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The
Tenant and the Guarantor confirm that they
have:
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(a)
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been
provided with all information necessary to assess the state and condition
of the Premises;
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(b)
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had
full opportunity to enter the Premises to conduct such surveys and
investigations as the Tenant and the Guarantor wished;
and
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(c)
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formed
their own view as to the condition and suitability of the Premises for the
Tenant's purposes.
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5.4.2
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Subject
to Clause 5.4.3 the Tenant shall not raise any enquiry, requisition or
claim nor refuse to complete in respect
of:
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(a)
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any
of the matters referred to in Standard Condition 3.1.2 or Clause 5.3.1 (Matters affecting the premises
to be let); or
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(b)
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the
state of repair or condition of the Premises or the compliance or
non-compliance of the Premises with any
Legislation.
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5.4.3
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Clauses
5.1.3 (Proof of title) and 5.4.2 (Acknowledgements and
requisitions) shall not prevent the Tenant and/or the Tenant's
Solicitor raising an enquiry or requisition of the Landlord and/or the
Landlord's Solicitor in respect of matters not disclosed to the Tenant
before the date of this Agreement which are revealed by final searches in
respect of the Premises at the Land Registry or the Central Land Charges
Registry and the Landlord is to reply in writing within four working days
to any requisition received from the
Tenant.
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5.5
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Use
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6
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Insurance
and risk
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6.1
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Damage
to Premises between exchange and
completion
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6.1.1
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Damage
to, destruction of, or deterioration in the condition
of:
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(a)
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the
whole or any part of the Premises;
or
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(b)
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access
to the Premises; or
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(c)
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any
services to the Premises;
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6.1.2
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From
the date of this Agreement the Landlord shall observe and perform the
insurance and reinstatement obligations in respect of the Property on the
part of the Landlord contained in the Lease as if the Lease had been
granted.
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7
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Completion
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7.1
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Time
for completion
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7.2
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Landlord's
contribution
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(a)
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Five
Thousand Five Hundred and Ten Pounds (£5,510) for installing floor boxes
in the Premises; and
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(b)
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Eighteen
Thousand Three Hundred and Sixty Seven Pounds (£18,367) for carpeting the
Premises.
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7.3
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Documents
to be delivered on completion
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7.3.1
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On
the Actual Completion Date, each Party shall deliver to the other’s
Solicitor:
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(a)
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a
duly executed Lease or counterpart Lease (as the case may be);
and
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(b)
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duly
executed duplicates or counterparts of other documents the Party is
required to enter into on or before the Actual Completion Date pursuant to
this Agreement.
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7.3.2
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All
money, bank drafts, documents, keys and other items delivered by any party
through the post or document exchange in connection with this transaction
and its completion shall be at the risk of any other
party.
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8
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Registration
matters
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8.1
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Registration
of Lease
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8.2
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Protecting
this Agreement
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9
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Guarantor
Covenants
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10
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Termination
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10.1
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Terminating
events
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10.1.1
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any
Party commits any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and fails to
remedy such breach within 5 working days after any other Party serves
Notice on that Party specifying the
breach;
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10.1.2
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there
occurs in relation to any party an Act of
Insolvency;
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10.2
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Consequences
of termination
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10.2.1
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Without
prejudice to Standard Condition 9.2, the termination of this Agreement
shall be without prejudice to any rights or liabilities of the Parties
accrued at the date of termination or
rescission.
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10.2.2
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On
termination of this Agreement, the Tenant
shall:
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(a)
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return
all Title Documentation supplied in respect of the
Premises;
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(b)
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immediately
apply to cancel all registrations made by or on behalf of the Tenant to
protect this Agreement and the Tenant's interest in the Premises and
supply to the Landlord's Solicitor certified copies of all such
applications;
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(c)
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irrevocably
appoint the Landlord as its agent to act at the Tenant's cost, in its name
and on its behalf for the purposes of effecting or procuring such
cancellations where the Tenant fails to comply within 14 days of
termination with its obligations under Clause 10.2.2(b) (Consequences of
Termination);
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(d)
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(if
in occupation of the Premises) immediately vacate the
Premises;
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(e)
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if
and to the extent required by the Landlord, remove (at its own expense)
any works carried out by or on behalf of the Tenant to the Premises or
other property registered under the Title Number and reinstate the same to
their state and condition as at the date of this Agreement. If the Tenant
defaults in carrying out such works of removal and reinstatement within a
reasonable period of time (having regard to the nature and extent of the
works and to the Landlord's proposals for occupation or letting of the
Premises) after service of Notice by the Landlord, the Landlord shall be
entitled to carry out such works at the Tenant's expense and all costs so
incurred shall be repaid by the Tenant forthwith upon demand;
and
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(f)
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forthwith
reimburse to the Landlord the sums paid by the Landlord pursuant to Clause
7.2(Landlord's
Contribution).
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10.2.3
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This
Clause and Clauses 1 (Definitions and
Interpretation), 3 (Payments and Indemnity)
9 (Guarantor Covenants)
and Clause 11 (General) shall survive
termination of this Agreement and shall continue to apply after the
termination of this Agreement as shall any other Standard Condition or
provision which by its nature is intended to survive termination or
rescission.
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11
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General
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11.1
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Variation
and waiver
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11.1.1
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No
modification or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of
the Parties and is in a form that complies with the requirements of the
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1989.
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11.1.2
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The
rights of each Party under this
Agreement:
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(a)
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may
be exercised as often as necessary;
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(b)
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are
cumulative and not exclusive of its rights under the general law;
and
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(c)
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may
be waived only in writing and
specifically; and
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11.2
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Announcements
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11.3
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Assignment
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11.4
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Third
Party Rights
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11.5
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Survival
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11.6
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Joint
and several liability
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11.6.1
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Unless
expressly provided otherwise, all representations, warranties,
indemnities, undertakings, covenants, agreements and obligations made,
given or entered into by more than one person in this Agreement are made,
given or entered into jointly and
severally.
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11.6.2
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Where
the Tenant or the Guarantor is more than one person, the Landlord may
release or compromise the liability of any of those persons under this
Agreement, may take action against any one or more those persons or grant
time or other indulgence without affecting the liability of any one of
them.
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11.7
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Entire
Agreement
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11.7.1
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This
Agreement, together with any documents that the Parties are to enter into
pursuant to it (together the Contractual Documents)
constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties
relating to its subject matter and supersedes any and all previous
agreements, arrangements and/or understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Parties relating to such subject
matter.
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11.7.2
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The
Tenant and the Guarantor confirm that in entering into the Contractual
Documents they do not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any
statement, representation, warranty or understanding of any person
(whether a party to a Contractual Document or not) other than as are
expressly set out in the Contractual Documents or in Enquiry
Replies.
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11.7.3
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Nothing
in this Clause shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for
fraud.
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11.8
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Notices
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11.8.1
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Standard
Condition 1.3 applies to this Agreement as
amended.
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11.8.2
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The
words 'in the English language' shall be added to the end of Standard
Condition 1.3.1.
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11.8.3
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The
words 'where delivery of the original document is not essential' shall be
deleted from Standard Condition 1.3.3 and Standard Condition 1.3.3(b)
shall be deleted and replaced by the words '(b) by hand or by pre-paid
first class post or recorded delivery to the address given in the
Particulars for the relevant Party or as otherwise notified by the
relevant Party from time to time.'
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11.8.4
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The
words 'one hour after despatch' in Standard Condition 1.3.7(d) shall be
deleted and replaced with the words 'when confirmation of its
uninterrupted transmission has been recorded by the sender's fax
machine'.
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11.8.5
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No
notice or other communication served on either the Landlord's Solicitor or
the Tenant's Solicitor shall be valid unless it quotes the reference for
the recipient Solicitor set out in the Particulars and in the case of a
communication sent by fax, it is transmitted to the fax number for the
recipient Solicitor given in the Particulars or such other reference or
fax number as may have been notified in accordance with the provisions of
this Clause.
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11.8.6
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In
Standard Condition 1.3, each occurrence of '4.00 pm' shall be replaced by
'5.30 pm'.
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11.9
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Counterparts
and duplicates
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11.10
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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12
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Opinion
Letter
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1.
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Guarantee
and indemnity
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1.1
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The
Guarantor agrees with the Landlord that the Tenant shall comply with the
Tenant's obligations under this Agreement (the Tenant's Obligations)
and also as a separate obligation to indemnify the Landlord against all
liability sustained by the Landlord arising out of or in connection with
any default by the Tenant in complying with the Tenant's
Obligations.
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1.2
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Any
sum payable by the Guarantor under this Agreement shall be paid on written
demand and without deduction, set-off or counter
claim.
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2.
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Liability
of Guarantor
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2.1
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The
Guarantor shall be jointly and severally liable with the Tenant for the
fulfilment of the Tenant's
Obligations.
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2.2
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The
Guarantor agrees that the Landlord, in the enforcement of its rights under
this Agreement, may proceed against the Guarantor as if the Guarantor were
named as the Tenant in this Agreement and without first making demand of
the Tenant or exercising any other rights or enforcing any other security
that it may have in respect of the Tenant's
Obligations.
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2.3
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The
liability of the Guarantor under this Agreement shall not be affected
by:
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(a)
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any
Act of Insolvency of the Tenant;
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(b)
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disclaimer
of this Agreement by a liquidator or trustee in
bankruptcy;
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(c)
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any
concession, time, indulgence or release given to the Tenant by the
Landlord;
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(d)
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any
variation or rescission of this Agreement;
or
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(e)
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other
act, omission, or thing by which but for this provision the Guarantor
would be released wholly or in
part.
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3.
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Guarantor
to enter into documents
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4.
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Guarantor
not to claim in competition or take
security
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(a)
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claim
any rights of subrogation against the Tenant or prove as creditor in
competition with the Landlord in any proceedings in connection with an Act
of Insolvency or arrangement of the Tenant in respect of any payment made
by the Guarantor pursuant to this guarantee and indemnity and if the
Guarantor receives any money in such proceedings or arrangement, it will
hold that money on trust for the Landlord to the extent of its liability
to the Landlord; or
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(b)
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take
any security or other right from the Tenant or be entitled to claim or
participate in any security held by the Landlord in respect of the
Tenant's Obligations.
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5.
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Guarantor
bound by proceedings
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1.
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Definitions
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2.
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The
Condition
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3.
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Landlord's
obligations
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3.1
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The
Landlord shall:
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3.1.1
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immediately
apply for and use all reasonable endeavours to obtain as quickly as
possible the Superior Landlords'
Consent;
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3.1.2
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promptly
supply such information as shall reasonably be required of the Landlord by
any Superior Landlord pursuant to and in accordance with the Superior
Lease;
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3.1.3
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promptly
pay all proper and reasonable fees costs and expenses of every Superior
Landlord and all other costs properly and reasonably incurred by the
Superior Landlord for the Superior Landlords' Lease
Consent;
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3.1.4
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promptly
respond to all correspondence and negotiate and agree all draft
documentation relating to the application for the Superior Landlords'
Consent;
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3.1.5
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immediately
observe and perform all other obligations covenants and conditions
contained or referred to in the Superior Lease to the extent such
observance and performance is necessary to obtain the Superior Landlords'
Consent;
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3.1.6
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properly
execute the documents constituting the Superior Landlords' Consent (and
any other documents required by the Superior Landlord in relation to the
granting of the Superior Landlords' Consent) promptly after an engrossment
in a form acceptable to the Landlord (acting properly and reasonably) has
been submitted to the Landlord's
Solicitor;
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3.1.7
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immediately
give the Tenant Notice as soon as the Superior Landlords' Consent has been
obtained.
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4.
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Tenant's
obligations
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4.1
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General
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4.1.1
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The
Tenant and the Guarantor shall
promptly:
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(a)
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supply
all references and information reasonably required by the Superior
Landlord pursuant to and in accordance with the Superior Lease in
connection with the grant of Superior Landlords'
Consent;
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(b)
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respond
to all correspondence and negotiate and agree all draft documentation
relating to the application for the Superior Landlords' Consent and
reasonably required by the Superior Landlord pursuant to and in accordance
with the Superior Lease;
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(c)
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comply
with the Superior Landlords' requirements relating to the grant of the
Superior Landlords' Consent pursuant to and in accordance with the
Superior Lease;
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(d)
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provide
such guarantees and security for the performance of the Tenant's covenants
contained in the Lease as the Tenant (acting reasonably) may agree;
and
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(e)
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give
the Landlord Notice once the Superior Landlords' Consent has been obtained
(should the Superior Landlords' Consent be sent to the Tenant (or the
Tenant's Solicitor)).
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4.1.2
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The
Tenant and the Guarantor shall
also:
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(a)
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properly
execute or procure the execution of the documents in a form acceptable to
the Tenant (acting properly and reasonably) constituting the Superior
Landlords' Consent (and any other documents in a form acceptable to the
Tenant (acting properly and reasonably) and required by the Landlord
and/or the Superior Landlord in relation to the granting of the Superior
Landlords' Consent) promptly after an engrossment has been submitted to
the Tenant's Solicitor; and
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(b)
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give
such reasonable assistance as may be required to obtain the Superior
Landlords' Consent (not including the payment of any fine or
premium).
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4.2
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Costs
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4.3
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No
objections
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4.3.1
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The
Parties may not object to the Superior Landlords' Consent being given
subject to a condition:
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(a)
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which
under section 19(1A) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 is regarded as
reasonable; or
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(b)
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which
is lawfully imposed under an express term of the Superior
Lease.
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4.3.2
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If
the Superior Landlord properly requires the agreed form Lease to be
altered pursuant to and in accordance with the Superior Lease, such
alterations shall with the prior written consent of the Tenant (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) be deemed to be alterations
agreed in writing for the purposes of Clause 1.2.3.
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4.4
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Proceedings
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4.5
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Guarantor
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1.
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Tenant's
access prior to Actual Completion
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1.1
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The
Tenant shall (notwithstanding that Actual Completion has not occurred) be
entitled to access the Premises as from the date of this Agreement upon
the terms and conditions of this
Schedule.
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1.2
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Access
will be for the purpose only of carrying out the Works (as defined in Schedule 5) and occupying the Premises in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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2.
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No
Lease
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2.1
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Until
the grant of the Lease, this Agreement shall not operate or be deemed to
operate as a demise of the Premises nor shall the Tenant have or be
entitled to any estate right title or interest in the Premises (other than
the licence granted by this
Agreement).
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2.2
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Without
prejudice to Clause 11.2 (Assignment) the Tenant
may not transfer or deal in any way with the licence created by this
Agreement.
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3.
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Tenant's
Obligations
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(a)
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pay
on demand to the Landlord for the period commencing on the date of this
Agreement and ending on the day before the Completion Date, a daily
licence fee in respect of the Tenant's occupation of the Premises at a
rate equivalent to one 365th of the insurance rent and service charge and
from the Rent Commencement Date one 365th of the annual rent reserved and
any moneys paid pursuant to this paragraph shall upon completion of the
Lease be set against any moneys that would otherwise be due under the
Lease in respect of the same
period;
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(b)
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fully
indemnify the Landlord against all liability which may be suffered by the
Landlord as a result of the grant of this
licence;
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(c)
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be
responsible for all outgoings (including any gas, telephone, electricity,
water or drainage charges or rates) which arise in relation to the
Premises from and including the Access
Date;
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(d)
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comply
with any reasonable regulations made by the Landlord regarding the use and
occupation of the Premises;
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(e)
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not
infringe any Legislation relating to the
Premises;
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(f)
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not
infringe any matter relating to the title to the
Premises;
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(g)
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make
good as soon as reasonably practicable any damage occasioned to the
Premises and the Building as a result of the carrying out of the Works or
the Tenant's Access to the Building (it being agreed that the Works
themselves shall not be regarded as
damage).
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4.
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Tenant's
risk
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4.1
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The
Tenant's entry on the Premises will be entirely at its own
risk.
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4.2
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Any
equipment, tools, goods or items left by the Tenant or on the Tenant’s
behalf at the Premises are so left entirely at the Tenant’s
risk.
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5.
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Termination
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1.
|
Definitions
and interpretation
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1.1
|
Definitions
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|
1.2
|
Interpretation
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|
2.
|
Consent
for Works
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2.1
|
The
Tenant shall as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this
Agreement, submit to the Landlord for approval, details of the Works in
triplicate (including such plans, drawings and other information in
respect of the Works as the Landlord or any Superior Landlord reasonably
and properly requires).
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2.2
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The
Tenant shall not commence the Works
until
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3.
|
Before
commencement of the Works
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3.1
|
to
obtain the Requisite Consents at its own
expense;
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3.2
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to
give the Requisite Consents to the
Landlord;
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3.3
|
to
give at least 5 working days prior Notice to the Landlord of the Tenant's
intention to commence the Works;
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3.4
|
to
give at least 5 working days prior Notice to the Insurers of the Tenant's
intention to commence the Works, including a copy of the Specification;
and
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3.5
|
to
take out and maintain fully comprehensive public liability insurance in
the sum of not less than £5,000,000 for any one occurrence or series of
occurrences arising out of one event against liability to any person
arising from or in connection with the Works, and to produce evidence to
the Landlord of such insurance.
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4.
|
During
the Works
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|
4.1
|
to
carry out the Works in accordance with its obligations under this Schedule
and with the Specification, at its own expense, in a good and workmanlike
manner and using good, new and sound materials to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Landlord's
Surveyor;
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4.2
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to
carry out the Works in a manner which does not cause any interruption to
the business of the Landlord or any other person in the Building or any
material nuisance, damage, inconvenience or annoyance to the Landlord or
to any other person, and to make good any damage caused to the Building by
the carrying out of the Works or access to the Building promptly and to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Landlord's
Surveyor;
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4.3
|
to
carry out the Works in compliance with the Requisite Consents and with the
provisions of Legislation;
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4.4
|
to
supply to the Landlord on demand all such documents, information and
evidence as it may reasonably require so as to satisfy itself that the
provisions of this Schedule have been complied
with;
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4.5
|
if
any Requisite Consent requires the execution of further works then to
carry out such further works and complete them in their entirety before
the end of the Term (whether or not such consent specifies a later date)
and such further works shall be deemed to be part of the
Works;
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4.6
|
not
to use any Deleterious Materials in the
Works;
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4.7
|
to
comply with all requirements of the Insurers in connection with the Works
and to pay on demand any additional premium which may be payable to the
Insurers in respect of the insurance of the Building as a result of the
Works being carried out;
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4.8
|
not
to leave, store or permit to be left or stored outside the Premises any
builder's plant materials or
debris;
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4.9
|
during
the carrying out of the Works not
to:
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|
4.9.1
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damage,
weaken or render unsafe the structure of the Building or its plant or
machinery;
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|
4.9.2
|
infringe,
interrupt or destroy any right, easement or
privilege;
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|
4.9.3
|
interrupt
any service to or from or within the Building or adjoining or neighbouring
property; or
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|
4.9.4
|
vitiate
the insurance of the Premises and/or the
Building;
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4.10
|
to
indemnify and keep the Landlord indemnified from and against all liability
arising from the execution of the Works or the exercise or purported
exercise of the rights granted by this Schedule and/or the breach of the
Tenant's covenants or the other terms of this
Schedule;
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4.11
|
on
not less than forty eight (48) hours prior written notice to permit the
Landlord and those authorised by the Landlord to enter the Premises to
inspect the progress and completion of the Works and for any other purpose
connected with this Schedule;
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4.11.1
|
to
complete the Works in accordance with the obligations on the part of the
Tenant set out in this Schedule within three months from the date of this
Agreement;
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4.11.2
|
on
completion of the Works to remove all debris and equipment from the
Premises, to make good any damage caused to the Building by the execution
of the Works and to clean the
Premises;
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|
4.12
|
to
give Notice to the Landlord immediately upon completion of the
Works;
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|
4.13
|
within
seven days after completion of the Works to prepare and deliver to the
Landlord three complete sets of drawings and specifications showing the
Works as completed and a copy of any operational and maintenance manuals
relating to the Works;
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4.14
|
to
grant (or procure the grant of) a royalty-free and irrevocable licence to
copy and use the drawings specifications and operational and maintenance
manuals referred to in paragraph 4.15 for any purpose connected with the
Building, and such licence shall include the right to grant sub-licences
and shall be assignable to third parties without
consent;
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|
4.15
|
until
completion of the same, keep the Works insured against the Insured Risks
(as defined in the Lease); and
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|
4.16
|
immediately
following completion of the Works, give Notice to the Landlord of the cost
of the Works for insurance
purposes.
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5.
|
CDM
Regulations
|
|
5.1
|
This
Clause applies to the extent that the CDM Regulations apply to the Works
or to the carrying out of the
Works.
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|
5.2
|
The
Tenant shall plan, carry out and complete all the Works in accordance with
the CDM Regulations to the extent they apply to the
Works.
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|
5.3
|
To
the extent that the Landlord may be a client for the purposes of the CDM
Regulations in relation to the Works or the carrying out of the Works, the
Tenant elects to be the only client in respect of the Works for the
purposes of the CDM Regulations and the Landlord agrees to such
election.
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5.4
|
The
Tenant must comply with its obligations as a client for the purposes of
the CDM Regulations and must ensure that the CDM co-ordinator and the
principal contractor that it appoints in relation to the Works comply with
their respective obligations under the CDM Regulations. The Tenant must
liaise with the CDM co-ordinator to allow the CDM co-ordinator to assist
the Tenant in performing the Tenant’s duties as client under the CDM
Regulations.
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5.5
|
At
completion of the construction phase of the Works, in accordance with the
CDM Regulations, the Tenant must ensure either that the CDM co-ordinator
gives the Landlord all necessary documents relating to the Works that are
required under the CDM Regulations to be kept in the health and safety
file for the Premises or that the CDM co-ordinator updates the health and
safety file for the Premises and, in either event, the Tenant must comply
with its obligations in the Lease relating to the documents and the file.
The Landlord shall co-operate with the CDM co-ordinator to the extent
necessary to allow the CDM co-ordinator to update the health and safety
file for the Premises.
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6.
|
Reinstatement
|
|
6.1
|
Removal
of the Works
|
|
6.1.1
|
as
soon as this Agreement is terminated;
or
|
|
6.1.2
|
before
the expiration or sooner determination of the Term, except if a new lease
is to be granted to the Tenant at the end of the Term containing
provisions to the same effect as those contained in this Schedule for the
reinstatement of the Premises before the end of the term of such new
lease.
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|
6.2
|
Method
of reinstatement
|
|
7.
|
Termination
|
|
8.
|
Agreement
and declaration
|
|
8.1
|
nothing
in this Schedule authorises any alterations or additions to the Premises
other than the Works;
|
|
8.2
|
the
licence contained in this Schedule is granted subject to the rights of any
person having an interest in the Building or any adjoining or neighbouring
property or any other interested
persons;
|
|
8.3
|
if
the Works are carried out all the Tenant's covenants and the conditions in
the Lease shall apply to the Premises when and as altered and shall extend
to all additions which may be made to the Premises in the course of the
Works;
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|
8.4
|
the
alterations comprised in the Works are not improvements within the meaning
of Part 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 and are being carried out by
the Tenant to suit the Tenant's own personal requirements, and nothing in
this Schedule nor any correspondence, notice, specification or plan of the
Works shall be deemed to be notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927
or the 1954 Act of an intention to make improvements to the Premises, and
neither the Tenant nor any other person shall be entitled to any
compensation in respect of the Works at the expiration or sooner
determination of the Term or at any other
time;
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|
8.5
|
any
decrease or increase in the rental value of the Premises caused by or
arising from the execution or existence of the Works or the obligations
contained in this Schedule shall be disregarded for the purpose of any
review of rent under the Lease;
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|
8.6
|
nothing
contained in this Schedule implies any warranty by or on behalf of the
Landlord that the Works may be lawfully or safely carried
out;
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|
8.7
|
nothing
contained in this Schedule releases or in any way lessens the liability of
any person to the Landlord under the covenants and conditions contained in
the Lease or constitutes a waiver of any outstanding
breach; and
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|
8.8
|
nothing
in this Schedule imposes upon the Landlord any liability to insure the
Works until they are complete and the Tenant has notified the Landlord in
writing of completion of the Works and of any increase in the
reinstatement value of the Premises (including the
Works);
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|
1.
|
The
Parties agree to exclude the provisions of sections 24 to 28 (inclusive)
of the 1954 Act in relation to the tenancy to be created by the
Lease.
|
|
2.
|
The
Tenant and Guarantor confirm that before the Tenant became contractually
bound to enter into the tenancy to be created by the
Lease:
|
|
2.1
|
The
Landlord served on the Tenant a notice dated 17 October 2007 in relation
to the tenancy to be created by the Lease in a form complying with the
requirements of schedule 1 to the Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies)
(England and Wales) Order 2003 (the 2003
Order);
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2.2
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The
Tenant, or a person duly authorised by the Tenant, made a statutory
declaration (the Declaration) dated 19 October 2007 in a form complying
with the requirements of schedule 2 of the 2003
Order.
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3.
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The
Tenant further confirms that, where the Declaration was made by a person
other than the Tenant, the declarant was duly authorised by the Tenant to
make the Declaration on the Tenant’s behalf.
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SIGNED by
for
and on behalf of
Nokia
UK Limited
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)
)
)
)
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/s/
illegible
Company
Secretary
/s/
illegible
22-11-07
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SIGNED by
for
and on behalf of
FOCUS
Information Limited
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)
)
)
)
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/s/ Paul
Marples
Paul Marples
Managing Director
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SIGNED by
for
and on behalf of
CoStar
Group, Inc.
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)
)
)
)
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/s/ Andrew
Florance
Andrew Florance
Chief Executive
Officer
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Annexe
A:
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Lease
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Annexe
B:
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Opinion
Letter
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