14 Obligation to grant extended lease

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14  Obligation to grant extended lease

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a tenant of a house has under this Part of this Act a right to an extended lease, and gives to the landlord written notice of his desire to have it, then except as provided by this Part of this Act the landlord shall be bound to grant to the tenant, and the tenant to accept, in substitution for the existing tenancy °Ú—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý in substitution for the existing tenancy, and

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý on paying the price payable (see section 14A) in respect of the grant,]

a new tenancy of the house and premises for a term expiring fifty years [990 years] after the term date of the existing tenancy.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a person gives notice of his desire to have an extended lease of a house and premises under this Part of this Act, then unless the notice lapses under any provision of this Act excluding his liability, there shall be borne by him (so far as they are incurred in pursuance of the notice) the reasonable costs of or incidental to any of the following matters:—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý any investigation by the landlord of that person's right to

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