Deed of Variation

[jimc]

I have a landlord who wishes to change some areas of my lease through a deed af variation and claims these are necessary to sell their flat.

They claim that they will benefit me should i wish to sell my flat in the future as the lease is not in an acceptable form to the council of mortgage lenders.

They have proposed to split the costs of preparing this deed with each party responsible (me and the landlord) and then for each party to bear their own legal advice.

Is it normal practice to split the costs or should they be bearing the costs since they require the change.

Thanks

[discountdomains]

If its to your benefit then it is reasonable to contribute to the cost.

Clare