Notice to Quit
Written notice served by a landlord or tenant to terminate a periodic tenancy. For residential tenancies, minimum periods apply (usually at least 4 weeks for the tenant, longer for the landlord).
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Under section 5 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, no notice by a landlord or tenant to quit premises let as a dwelling is valid unless it is in writing, contains prescribed information, and is given for the minimum period the Act requires.
For most periodic residential tenancies the minimum period is not less than 4 weeks. For a tenant giving notice under an assured tenancy the minimum period is instead 2 months (in the absence of a different period agreed in writing with the landlord, up to 2 months). A landlord's notice to quit an assured tenancy has no effect at all — landlords must instead use the possession procedures under the Housing Act 1988.
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