Tenants have approached the council asking to surrender leases of properties were they have ceased to trade due to loss of business. Where it is deemed unlikely that the tenant will be unable or is unlikely to take any other action to mitigate their liability without accruing significant rent arrears it is in the interest of good estate management to take an early surrender. Doing so avoids the council expense in devoting resources to pursuing increased rent arrears or a delay in re-letting the units and the council receiving a rental income