Landlord’s notice: minimum notice periods

Landlord’s break clause under fixed term standard contract: minimum notice period
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The 2016 Act is amended as follows.
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In section 195 (landlord’s break clause: minimum notice period)—
a
in subsection (1), for “two months” substitute “six months”;
b
for subsection (2) substitute—
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This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all fixed term standard contracts, except fixed term standard contracts which—
a
do not have a landlord’s break clause, or
b
are within Schedule 8A (whether or not they have a landlord’s break clause).
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After section 195 insert—

Minimum notice period: fixed term standard contracts within Schedule 8A
195A
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If a fixed term standard contract is within Schedule 8A, the date specified in a notice under a landlord’s break clause may not be less than two months after the day on which the notice is given to the contract-holder.
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This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all fixed term standard contracts which—
a
have a landlord’s break clause, and
b
are within Schedule 8A.