(1) The parties to the agreement—
(a) the names and addresses of the landlord, and the local authority, including a statement that the local authority is acting so as to bind the landlord and not itself, pursuant to section 204(5) of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“ the Act ”);
(b) the name and address of the tenant, which should be verified and completed once the auction has been completed and a successful bidder has been identified.
(2) A description of the premises, in the same terms as, or cross referring to, the description in the proposed tenancy.
(3) Statements (a) and (b), and where the Landlord is undertaking works to the premises, statement (c), in relation to the background to the contract, as follows—
(a) the landlord has an interest in the premises at [insert address] and has agreed to grant the tenant a tenancy of the premises on the terms contained in this agreement;
(b) the tenancy is to be granted further to a contract entered into under section 204 of the Act (“a tenancy contract”) and is excluded from sections 24 to 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 pursuant to section 209 of the Act;
(c) the landlord has agreed to undertake certain works at the premises before the grant of the tenancy.
(4) Interpretative provisions, including—
(a) the following definitions—
“ landlord’s works ” means the works to be carried out by the landlord at the premises, which may be inside or outside the premises, to raise the premises to the Minimum Standard as annexed to the tenancy contract, where the premises do not already satisfy that Standard;
“ landlord’s works completion date ” means the date on which the landlord’s works are completed, as notified to the tenant by the landlord under the tenancy contract;
“ Minimum Standard ” means a condition which is safe, secure and with any significant occupational risks removed or managed by which it is meant—
there can be no significant water ingress or leaking pipework, no unstable or loose elements which may fall and cause harm;
all internal doors, and external doors (used to access the premises), are capable of operation for safe ingress or egress;
all external windows are capable of operation (where so designed) for ventilation or escape in an emergency;
the interior of the premises will be clear from debris, vermin, significant deviations from plane;
all fire safety requirements for a vacant building must be in place, with fire and smoke detection operating and certified, and fire doors and compartmentations in a condition supported by a fire risk assessment;
mains water and electrical supplies, should be connected, certified as safe, or capable of re-connection without significant expense to the tenant;
gas if present should be connected, certified as safe, or capable of re-connection without significant expense to the tenant;
toilet and hand washing facilities should be provided and be operational and capable of free-flowing discharge to a mains drainage connection;
any shop fronts forming part of the premises should be provided with glazing, frames and entrance doors which are intact, sound, and operational;
there should be no fungal decay, or mould growth which presents a risk to, respiratory health, or the structural integrity of the premises;
“ Part 1 Conditions ” means Part 1 of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition - 2018 Revision)
“ rent commencement date ” means the date that is the last day of a period of four weeks starting with the day after the tenancy completion date;
“ requisite consents ” means building regulation approvals, byelaw approvals, and any other consents, licences and authorisations required from any competent authority, statutory undertaker or person for the carrying out of works by the landlord or, as the case may be, by the tenant under the tenancy contract;
“tenancy completion date” is—
the tenth working day in the period starting with the day after the landlord’s works completion date, or
any earlier date agreed between the landlord and the tenant;
“ tenant’s works ” means the fitting out works to be carried out by the tenant for the use and enjoyment of the premises under the tenancy contract, whether inside or outside the premises;
(b) details of the annual rent, to be completed after the choice of the successful bidder, under regulation 11 ;
(c) provision that reference in the contract—
(i) to a numbered condition is a reference to the condition with that number in Part 1 of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition – 2018 revision);
(ii) to the landlord includes a reference to any representative of the landlord whose details have been given by notice from time to time by the landlord to the tenant;
(iii) to the tenant includes a reference to any representative of the tenant whose details have been given by notice from time to time by the tenant to the landlord;
(d) provision that the terms used in the tenancy contract are to have the same meaning when used in the Part 1 Conditions.