Reply To: Ending a Fixed Term lease and signing a new lease

Jimmy,

You write: However, my understanding is that if the tenant refused to leave, they would still be bound by the terms of the existing lease until such times as they did leave or signed another lease. It is therefore in your tenant’s interest to come to some kind of mutually acceptable arrangement with you.
So as I understand you, the tenant can possibly continue his occupancy (on a periodic basis subject to the current lease) but only on the terms and conditions of the current lease. He cannot demand to stay (or just stay without my consent) on terms I don’t agree to. Correct?

BTW as I mentioned earlier, in one email he indicated he was considering terminating the lease himself if I don’t agree to his terms, so I hope that means he understands he cannot dictate terms of occupancy, but they must be agreed between the parties.

Thanks for the Tenants’ Union factsheet.