{"id":129510,"date":"2025-03-13T00:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T00:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/real-estate\/can-a-contractual-periodic-tenancy-require-a-tenant-to-give-two-months-notice-the-landlord-law-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T00:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T00:12:32","slug":"can-a-contractual-periodic-tenancy-require-a-tenant-to-give-two-months-notice-the-landlord-law-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=129510","title":{"rendered":"Can a contractual periodic tenancy require a tenant to give two months\u2019 notice? \u00bb The Landlord Law Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-92532 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.landlordlawblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Depositphotos_243004358_S-400x264.jpg\" alt=\"Terms and conditions\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\"\/>This is a question to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.landlordlawblog.co.uk\/clinic\">blog clinic<\/a> from Kathy (not her real name) who is a tenant in England.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019ve signed an AST that rolled into a contractual periodic tenancy (CPT). The notice period is 2 months for the landlord and tenant.<\/p>\n<p>We didn\u2019t realise that it would turn into a CPT and assumed that the legislation applied, that is, that it becomes an automatic statutory periodic tenancy (SPT) on a monthly basis where notice is 1 month.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been with the landlord for several years and gave 1 months\u2019 notice, but she\u2019s referred us to the clause.<\/p>\n<p>Upon reviewing the situation, the notice period for the landlord is 2 months as required by the legislation, but double for us as tenants. Do we have grounds to argue it\u2019s an unfair term and unenforceable? Thank you in advance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Answer<\/h2>\n<p>The significance of the notice period is not whether or not the landlord can force you to stay in the property \u2013 she cannot physically stop you from moving out. The significance is your liability for rent after giving notice.<\/p>\n<p>Or, if you move out without giving notice, how much rent you are liable for in lieu of notice.<\/p>\n<p>If you are able to give two months\u2019 notice, then it is best to do that as it avoids problems. However, if this is not possible and you need to vacate on the date given in your notice, then the landlord can either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accept the situation<\/li>\n<li>Require you to pay the additional month\u2019s rent \u2013 and deduct this from your deposit or<\/li>\n<li>Say that your notice was defective and that no proper notice was given, meaning that you need to pay two months\u2019 rent in lieu of notice when you vacate. Your deposit will not be sufficient to cover this, but she will start by making a deposit deduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, this will probably boil down to what she deducts from your deposit.<\/p>\n<h3>What to do if a deduction is made from your deposit<\/h3>\n<p>If you vacate on the date given in your notice and the landlord deducts a further month\u2019s rent from your deposit money (or more), then you should challenge this and ask for the deduction to be referred to adjudication.<\/p>\n<p>All the deposit schemes have a free adjudication service. You can find out more about it on your scheme website. Note that there are time limits so make sure you deal with this promptly.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to object on the basis that the landlord is unfairly claiming an additional month\u2019s notice, more than you would be liable for if the tenancy were a statutory periodic tenancy. Which means that the clause is unfair under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2015\/15\/part\/2\/enacted\">Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It will then be down to the adjudicator and whether they agree with you or not. I suspect that they will agree.<\/p>\n<h2>And finally<\/h2>\n<p>Note that this post will be redundant after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.landlordlawblog.co.uk\/category\/renters-rights-bill\/\">Renters Rights Bill<\/a> becomes law, as all tenancies will become statutory periodics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a question to the\u00a0blog clinic from Kathy (not her real name) who is a tenant in England. We\u2019ve signed an AST that rolled into a contractual periodic tenancy (CPT). The notice period is 2 months for the landlord and tenant. 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