How does the court thing work re charges

[1stlifeline]

I have a friend who has had to give up her business before her 1 month lease ran out. She told the landlord she was not taking enough money to cover the rent on her retail unit which was only £99 a month and gave him notice. However he is holding her to the last 4 months rent which she cant afford as she is now on benefits. She had also found someone else to take over the lease but because they wanted to sell similar items to a stall hol;der already in the building he would not allow her to take over the lease. Last month he sent her a court summons for the months rent which she borrowed and paid before the court date. This month he has sent the same again but this time she cant borrow the cash and so will have to make an offer. There is a court cost of 30 pounds added to the monthly sum. The court forms have to be filled in and then sent back to the landlord with an offer of payment. If its not acceptable to him then he says he will persue the court action. Will there be lots of court fees added if this is the case. How much will it cost him to actually bring the case to court? She has 3 more months still to pay and he says he will summons her every month.

Can anyone advise please.

Thanks

[1stlifeline]

I have a friend who has had to give up her business before her 1 month lease ran out

 

Sorry, that should read 12 month lease.

[tomterm8]

we would need to see the contract before we could really help, however I would suggest calling business debt line (a free service) for some help and/or going to citizens advice, and getting their list of soliciters for a 10 minute free consultation.