Section 251 — Property Law Act 2007: Powers of court in making order for possession

251 Powers of court in making order for possession (1) On an application to a court for an order for possession of the land comprised in a lease, the court may make the order and cancel the lease. (2) If the court makes the order and cancels the lease under subsection (1), it may also do all or any of the following: (a) order the lessee to pay the rent up to the date of cancellation or any later date on which the lessee yields up possession: (b) order the lessee to pay reasonable compensation for the breach: (c) impose on the lessee or the lessor any other conditions that it thinks fit. (3) For the purposes of this section, reasonable compensation for the breach of a lease may include reimbursement of the lessor’s reasonable expenses— (a) in giving notice of intention to cancel the lease under section 245 or 246 ; 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