Yesterday, as well as locking down the country, the government published critical amendments to the emergency Coronavirus Bill protecting commercial tenants from the risk of forfeiture until the end of June 2020. The Bill, together with these amendments, has now been approved by the House of Commons and is, today, going before the House of Lords. Prohibition on forfeiture The Bill provides that a right of forfeiture “under a relevant business tenancy, for non-payment of… Continue Reading