{"id":185818,"date":"2024-01-18T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T08:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=185818"},"modified":"2024-01-19T05:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T05:08:54","slug":"guarantor-not-pay-tenants-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/commercial-lease-property\/guarantor-not-pay-tenants-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do if a Guarantor Does Not Pay My Tenant\u2019s Rent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you enter into a commercial lease with a commercial tenant, you may request a guarantor for the lease.\u00a0A guarantor provides security if prospective tenants fail to honour their lease obligations.\u00a0You may, for example, ask a guarantor to guarantee these where you believe the commercial tenant&#8217;s business has limited assets or financial resources for the commercial lease.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite your request for a guarantor for your lease, you could find yourself in a scenario where the guarantor does not pay the rent when your commercial tenant defaults.\u00a0This article will explain what you can do if a guarantor does not pay the rent your tenant owes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commercial Lease&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A commercial lease is when you, as a commercial landlord, allow a business owner to carry out their business on your property.\u00a0Your property will act as their commercial premises, and you will permit specific business activity within it. In return, your commercial tenant will pay you rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commercial lease terms are in a commercial lease agreement that both parties sign. The lease agreement will state the rights and obligations of both you as the landlord and your tenant, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>rent details;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lease term, which is the time your tenant commits to in the property;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>repair and maintenance obligations; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>details such as any break clause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guarantor&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/commercial-lease-property\/guarantee-commercial-lease\/\">guarantor<\/a> to a commercial lease acts as a guarantee for your commercial tenant failing to carry out their obligations under the lease.\u00a0The guarantor guarantees your tenant&#8217;s obligations as they promise to perform them should your tenant fail to. Therefore, a guarantor will have to carry out any lease obligations the tenant has not carried out, which could be all or part of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A guarantor can be a person who undertakes their role in a personal capacity or a business entity where the business guarantees your tenant\u2019s responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#content-next\"\n   class=\"block p-4 mt-10 text-xl font-bold text-center text-white no-underline bg-gray-800 rounded-t-xl\">\n    Continue reading this article below the form\n    <i class=\"text-xl fa-regular fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>\n<\/a>\n<div class=\"px-6 pt-10 pb-12 mb-10 text-center bg-gray-100 rounded-b-xl sm:px-12 test\">\n    <div class=\"mb-8 text-2xl font-bold text-orange\">\n        Need legal advice?\n        <br>\n        <span class=\"text-lg not-prose\">\n                            Call <a href=\"tel:+448081968584\" class=\"not-prose\">0808 196 8584<\/a> for urgent assistance.\n                <br>\n                Otherwise, complete this 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Legal Proceedings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may decide to start legal proceedings against either your commercial tenant or the guarantor of the commercial lease.\u00a0Ultimately, this means taking one of them to court to ask the court to enforce that they pay the arrears on rent on the commercial lease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Statutory Demand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than take either your commercial tenant or the guarantor of the commercial lease to court, you may wish to serve a statutory demand on either party.\u00a0This also forces either party to pay the rent owed on the commercial lease.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"my-7 lg:my-10 border-y-2 border-gray-100 py-7 lg:py-10 flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start gap-10\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-52 mx-auto my-0! rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/img.legalvision.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/03024102\/LegalVision_UK-Supplier-Contracts-Checklist.jpg\" alt=\"Front page of publication\"\n                 loading=\"lazy\" width=\"208\" height=\"298\">\n                <section>\n            <div class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Supplier Contracts Checklist<\/div>\n            <div class=\"body-text\">\n                <p>Download this free Supplier Contracts Checklist to ensure your contracts will meet your business\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go.legalvision.co.uk\/supplier-contracts-checklist.html\" class=\" block px-5 py-3.5 max-w-fit bg-orange button__hover transition rounded text-white font-bold text-lg no-underline uppercase leading-tight text-center\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Download Now<\/a>        <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Bankruptcy or Winding-Up Petition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A statutory demand is a precursor for starting a bankruptcy or winding up petition. You can take the latter route against your commercial tenant or commercial lease guarantor to force them to pay the outstanding rent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--info\">\n    <p>However, starting a bankruptcy or winding-up petition does not affect only the debt the person owes you. Instead, all those owed money by the defendant will receive payment towards their debts dependent on funds available. Therefore, when you choose this option, you are unlikely to obtain the total debt or rent outstanding on your property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternative Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The above steps may not prove successful in payment of the rent debt, or you may not want to take these steps.\u00a0If so, there are other ways you can try to recoup the rent debt for your commercial property.\u00a0You should note that you are not obligated to take these alternatives. Therefore, if you choose not to, the commercial tenant and guarantor still have an obligation under the commercial lease to pay the rent arrears.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The options are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>use the rent deposit where one exists;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>try to take possession of your commercial tenant&#8217;s assets;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>forfeit the commercial lease and gain control of your property again;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enforce any security you may have on the property;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>arrange a repayment plan for the rent debt with your commercial tenant or guarantor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your commercial tenant fails to pay their rent, which results in rent arrears, you may turn to the guarantor for your lease to pay.\u00a0However, if your guarantor does not pay the rent your tenant owes, you need to be aware of what you can do.\u00a0For example, you may take the guarantor or tenant to court to enforce payment. 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