Dilapidations protocol (4 sources)
The Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules carries 4 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 14 to 56 day, read 26 September 2026.
2 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 26 September 2026.
The median is unchanged since 25 September 2026 (was 42 day across 4).
By step
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| step schedule of dilapidations served after termination | 56 day | 56 to 56 day | 1 |
| step tenant's response to the Quantified Demand | 56 day | 56 to 56 day | 1 |
| step without-prejudice meeting before the response | 28 day | 28 to 28 day | 1 |
| step defendant's response, CPR pre-action practice direction | 14 day | 14 to 14 day | 1 |
| step sanction for non-compliance, additional amount awarded | 10 % | 10 to 10 % | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol) | 56 day | schedule of dilapidations served after termination | 2026-09-12 |
| Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol) | 56 day | tenant's response to the Quantified Demand | 2026-09-12 |
| Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol) | 28 day | without-prejudice meeting before the response | 2026-09-12 |
| CPR Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols | 14 day | defendant's response, CPR pre-action practice direction | 2026-09-12 |
| CPR Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols | 10 % | sanction for non-compliance, additional amount awarded | 2026-09-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (5)
- Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol), read 2026-09-12:
What is a reasonable time will vary from case to case, but will generally be within 56 days after the termination of the tenancy.
- Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol), read 2026-09-12:
This will usually be within 56 days after the landlord sends the Quantified Demand.
- Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol), read 2026-09-12:
The landlord and tenant and/or their respective surveyors are encouraged to meet before the tenant is required to respond to the Quantified Demand and should generally meet within 28 days after the tenant sends the Response.
- CPR Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols, read 2026-09-12:
(b) the defendant responding within a reasonable time – 14 days in a straightforward case and no more than 3 months in a very complex one.
- CPR Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols, read 2026-09-12:
(d) if the party at fault is a defendant, and the claimant has been awarded a sum of money, an order awarding interest on that sum for a specified period at a higher rate, (not exceeding 10% above base rate), than the rate which would otherwise have been awarded.
Read in full, publishes no figure
8 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, section 18 (the diminution cap), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, contents, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Limitation Act 1980, section 8 (actions on a specialty), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Limitation Act 1980, section 5 (simple contract), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- RICS, Dilapidations in England and Wales (professional standard, 7th edition), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- legislation.gov.uk, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 8 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 8 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
Derivation as chartered: One row per step of the claim - schedule served, quantified demand, response, without-prejudice meeting, ADR, proceedings - with WHO owes it, WHAT it must contain, the DEADLINE the Protocol states, and the paragraph it is quoted from; beside it one row per statutory limit (the section 18(1) diminution cap and its supersession limb, the 1938 Act's leave requirement, the limitation periods of six and twelve years) with the section it comes from.
Ours is the arrangement into the order a party actually meets them and the joining of the procedural clock to the statutory cap, which no single source sets out together; every cell is quoted from the Protocol, the Practice Direction or the Act, never from a law firm's summary, and where the Protocol says 'a reasonable time' the page says so rather than inventing a number - the 56-day figure is the Protocol's own example and is quoted as such.
8 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (11)
- Pre-Action Protocol for Claims for Damages in Relation to the Physical State of Commercial Property at Termination of a Tenancy (the Dilapidations Protocol) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CPR Practice Direction on Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, section 18 (the diminution cap) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, contents (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938 (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Limitation Act 1980, section 8 (actions on a specialty) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Limitation Act 1980, section 5 (simple contract) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- RICS, Dilapidations in England and Wales (professional standard, 7th edition) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- RICS, Dilapidations professional standard (PDF) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules carries 4 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 14 to 56 day, read 26 September 2026.
2 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 26 September 2026.
Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules, step schedule of dilapidations served after termination: median 56 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules, step tenant's response to the Quantified Demand: median 56 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules, step without-prejudice meeting before the response: median 28 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules, step defendant's response, CPR pre-action practice direction: median 14 day across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules, step sanction for non-compliance, additional amount awarded: median 10 percent across 1 source, read 26 September 2026.
The median is unchanged since 25 September 2026 (was 42 day across 4).
Cite as: "dilapidationscost.co.uk Dilapidations Protocol And Statute Rules", updated 2026-09-26, https://dilapidationscost.co.uk/datasets/dilapidations-protocol-and-statute-rules/.
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