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What does Tenant mean? The person who takes a lease of land or premises and holds exclusive possession for a defined term, usually paying rent, under a lease or tenancy agreement. Usage is broadly consistent across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, and contrasts with a licensee (who lacks exclusive possession). Whether someone is a tenant is determined primarily by the grant of exclusive possession for a term, as recognised in case law (for England & Wales, Street v Mountford). Statutes define tenant for particular regimes, including: Housing Act 1988 (assured/AST) and Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (England & Wales); Private Housing (Tenancies)...

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SPT after AST: does break clause require two months’ notice?

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Once a fixed-term assured shorthold tenancy (AST) ends, a periodic tenancy arises by operation of section 5 of the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988). Under s 5(3)(d) HA 1988, the duration of that periodic tenancy is set by reference to the interval for which rent was last due under the preceding fixed-term tenancy itself as specified by that statute...

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Christopher Snell
Christopher Snell

Advice and representation in all areas of commercial and chancery litigation.Instructed on behalf of both retail and investment banks [including BNY Mellon; HSBC; Royal Bank of Scotland] in relation to a variety of commercial issues.Retained in relation to a wide range of international disputes; including disputes in the Bahamas; Isle of Man; BVI and Kuwait....

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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...

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