No lease

[jaycee401]

My son in law runs a car repair garage in a workshop which is owned by Mr A. Mr A leases one half of the building to Mr B who runs a car valeting business. My son in law (who occupies the second half of the building) had a lease for the first year of him running his business. But Mr A has not renewed his lease. My son in law pays his rent each month to Mr B and obtains a receipt but something seems a bit fishy to me, I didnt realise he paid his rent to Mr B and not Mr A. Also is it not illegal that my son in law has no lease. My son in law has been there since August 2010.

[tonywiltshire]

Jaycee, you say your SIL had a lease for the first year but now does not have a lease. What did the original lease say would happen after the first year?
It may be that Mr B originally had the lease from Mr A for the entire area but, for whatever reason, has now decided to assign part of the property to your SIL. In these instances the original tenant (Mr B) will still be held responsible for the rent being paid to Mr A which may be why the rent is being paid to Mr B.
I suggest you get your SIL to establish all the facts he can and consult a Solicitor who is familiar with the Landlord and Tenant act 1954.