The first edition of this book, published in 1997, has proved an invaluable tool for practitioners involved with the law and practice arising out of the renewal of lettings under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

Changes in the existing law resulting from important cases and the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules have prompted the authors to bring out a second edition, although some might consider the timing to be odd bearing in mind proposed ’54 Act reforms scheduled to come in the next year. However, the authors reason that, as the reforms will not be retrospective where the procedures required by the Act have already been initiated, a lengthy transition period will be needed and therefore they intend to issue a supplement after the reforms come in.