Giving and withdrawing landlord’s notice

8Withdrawal of notice under section 173 and under a landlord’s break clause

(1)

The 2016 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 180 (termination of contract on landlord’s notice), in subsection (3), for the words from “, before the contract ends” to the end substitute “—

(a)

before the contract ends, and during the period of 28 days starting with the day on which the notice was given, the landlord withdraws the notice by giving further notice to the contract-holder, or

(b)

before the contract ends, and after the end of the period of 28 days starting with day on which the notice was given—

(i)

the landlord withdraws the notice by giving further notice to the contract-holder, and

(ii)

the contract-holder does not object to the withdrawal in writing before the end of a reasonable period.”

(3)

In section 201 (termination of contract under landlord’s break clause), in subsection (3), for the words from “, before the contract ends” to the end substitute “—

(a)

before the contract ends, and during the period of 28 days starting with the day on which the notice was given, the landlord withdraws the notice by giving further notice to the contract-holder, or

(b)

before the contract ends, and after the end of the period of 28 days starting with the day on which the notice was given—

(i)

the landlord withdraws the notice by giving further notice to the contract-holder, and

(ii)

the contract-holder does not object to the withdrawal in writing before the end of a reasonable period.”