Tenancies commencing

Tenancies commencing from 15th January 1989 until 27th February 1997

Any private letting commencing between the 15th January 1989 and 27th February 1997 is an Assured Tenancy unless the following applies:

• A valid Section 20 notice was served on the tenant at the commencement of the tenancy giving notice that the tenancy was to be an AST
• A tenancy with an initial rent of more than £25,000 pa
• A licence
• An excluded tenancy
• There is a resident landlord
• It is a business or holiday let
• The letting is not on a commercial basis

To create an Assured Shorthold Tenancy between the 15th January 1989 and 27th February 1997 the following conditions have to be met:

• A valid Section 20 notice was served on the tenant at the commencement of the tenancy giving notice that the tenancy was to be an AST
• The initial fixed term is at least 6 months
• There was not an existing Assured Tenancy between the same landlord and tenant immediately prior to the commencement of the new tenancy

Tenancies commencing from 28th February 1997

Any private letting from 28th February 1997 is an Assured Shorthold Tenancy unless the following applies:

• The agreement states that it is an Assured Tenancy or a notice was served on the tenant to that effect
• A licence
• An excluded tenancy
• There is a resident landlord
• It is a business or holiday let
• The letting is not on a commercial basis