Leasehold property
Extending, changing or ending a lease
Extending the lease
You can ask the landlord to extend your lease at any time.
You might be able to extend your lease by:
- 90 years
- 50 years
The Leasehold Advisory Service바카라 사이트™s (LAS) gives you a guide to the costs of extending the lease of a flat.
Changing the lease
You can negotiate certain changes to the lease, sometimes known as 바카라 사이트˜varying the lease바카라 사이트™. Speak to your landlord first.
If you cannot agree, you may be able to apply to a tribunal - contact for advice.
Ending the lease
It바카라 사이트™s very rare that a landlord can end the lease and evict you. There are some circumstances and leases that let them do this, sometimes known as 바카라 사이트˜forfeiture proceedings바카라 사이트™. They need to send you a formal written notice and get the court바카라 사이트™s permission.
You can usually end a lease by giving at least 1 month바카라 사이트™s notice.
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When the lease runs out
You do not have to leave the property when the lease expires. In law, a lease is a tenancy and the leaseholder is a tenant. The tenancy will continue on exactly the same terms unless you or the landlord decide to end it.