Section 247 — Property Law Act 2007: Defects that do not invalidate notice of intention to cancel lease

247 Defects that do not invalidate notice of intention to cancel lease (1) The notice required by section 246(1)(a) is not invalid merely because the lessor— (a) may not have specified that the breach is capable of being remedied by the payment of reasonable compensation; or (b) may have specified an amount of compensation that is unreasonable; or (c) may have specified that the breach would be capable of being remedied by the payment of reasonable compensation, but without specifying the amount that the lessor considers reasonable. (2) None of the matters set out in subsection (1)(a) to (c) prevents a lessee from offering an amount that the lessee considers to be reasonable compensation for the breach. (3) For the purposes of this section and section 246(2)(b) , reasonable compensation for the breach may include reimbursement of the lessor’s reasonable expenses— (a) in giving the notice required by section 246(1)(a) ; and (b) in doing anything else that the lessor has reasonably done in relation to the breach. Compare: Landlord and Tenant Act 1730, 4 Geo 2, c 28 s 2 (UK); 1952 No 51 s 118