Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

27 Termination by tenant of tenancy for fixed term.

(1) Where the tenant under a tenancy to which this Part of this Act applies, being a tenancy granted for a term of years certain, gives to the immediate landlord, not later than three months before the date on which apart from this Act the tenancy would come to an end by effluxion of time, a notice in writing that the tenant does not desire the tenancy to be continued, section twenty-four of this Act shall not have effect in relation to the tenancy.

(2) A tenancy granted for a term of years certain which is continuing by virtue of section twenty-four of this Act may -be brought to an end on any quarter day by not less than three months' notice in writing given by the tenant to the immediate landlord, whether the notice is given before or after the date on which apart from this Act the tenancy would have come to an end.