
If you stay after the fixed term, you’ll have a periodic tenancy. You don’t usually need to give notice to leave on the last day of your fixed term. You can’t give notice to leave before the end of your fixed term tenancy. The amount of notice you have to give to end your tenancy will depend on the type of tenancy you have.Ĭheck your tenancy agreement to find out how much notice you have to give - you might have to give more than the minimum notice. your fixed term tenancy has ended and your tenancy has continued to roll on.you’ve never had a fixed term and you have a rolling tenancy - for example, it runs from month to month or week to week.You'll have to pay your rent to the end of your notice period. You can end your tenancy at any time by giving your landlord notice if you have a periodic tenancy. Follow the conditions and wording of your break clause carefully - if you don’t you might not be able to end your tenancy.Ĭontact your nearest Citizens Advice if you don’t understand your break clause. It’s important that you read and understand your break clause so you know how and when you can end your tenancy. For example your break clause might say you can’t have rent arrears. Some break clauses might have other conditions that you have to meet. For example your break clause might say you can end your tenancy 6 months after it starts if you give 1 month's notice. Your tenancy agreement will tell you when the break clause can apply. If your agreement says you can end your fixed term tenancy early, this means you have a ‘break clause’. You can only end your fixed term tenancy early if your agreement says you can or by getting your landlord to agree to end your tenancy. don’t give notice in the correct way - this will depend on the type of tenancy you have and what your tenancy agreement says.

You have to pay your rent until at least the end of your fixed term. You might need to pay rent after your fixed term if you: A periodic tenancy is also known as a ‘rolling tenancy’. You’II either have a 'fixed term tenancy' which ends on a certain date or a ‘periodic tenancy’, which just continues on a monthly or weekly basis for example. Get help from your nearest Citizens Advice - they can check your rights and talk you through your options.

The law is there to protect your rights - you can take action to get your landlord to do what they should. You have the right to rent a safe home and to be treated fairly. If you’re thinking about ending your tenancy because of your landlordĭon’t end your tenancy because your landlord isn’t doing what they should - for example, if they’re not doing repairs.
