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Question Title: Tenants Notice
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| When the initial term certain of an assured shorthold tenancy draws to its conclusion, is there any legal obligation for the tenant to give a period of notice of his wish to vacate at the end of the initial fixed term or may the tenant simply vacate without any written intent so to do on the last day of the term certain ? If the tenancy becomes periodic what are the minimum notice requirements from the tenant ?
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| Unless there is something to the contrary written into the contract, a tenant is free to leave at the end of fixed term tenancy without providing notice, written or otherwise. A standard procedure of contacting tenants 8-10 weeks before the end of the fixed term to discover their intentions will avoid the problem of unexpected vacancies. Alternatively, a clause can be included in the tenancy agreement requiring the tenant to provide written notice of his intention to vacate at the end of the term. If the tenancy has become periodic, and the original agreement contained nothing to the contrary, the tenant is required by law to provide the landlord or agent with a minimum of one month's notice in writing, of his intention to leave and that notice must expire on the last day of a period of the tenancy.
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Letting Handbook |
Chapter 5 |
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