GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance

(asked on 10th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on GP funding of the proposed full repairing leases offered to GP surgeries.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 13th July 2017

The £1,000 + VAT offered to general practitioner practices is intended to assist with the legal fees associated with documenting a lease. The calculation is based on the fact that the ‘template’ lease has already been negotiated and agreed with NHS Property Services and the British Medical Association, which minimises negotiations with practices.

The nature of lease – either Full Repairing and Insuring or Internal Repairs – determines the level of reimbursement for the current market rent. This includes both the lease rent and an element for upkeep of the tenanted areas. This is set out in the Premises Costs Directions 2013.

Ultimately, it is for the landlord and tenant to agree the terms of any lease to suit their specific circumstances.

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