Broadly speaking, a tenant is free to do what they want within the area that is leased to them, as long as they comply with their obligations in the tenancy agreement

A tenancy agreement is an agreement between two parties (usually known as the “landlord” and the “tenant“), under which the landlord grants the tenant the right to exclusively occupy an area of land (the “property“) for a certain period of time (the “term“).

Where a tenant occupies a property under an AST, there are different methods that a landlord can use to lawfully evict them. There are different notice periods of which a tenant must be aware – the minimum period lengths are set out below.