Break clause - is this legal?

[lill72]

Is it legal that the landlord has a 6 month breakclause but we do not?

Someone told me it wasn't?

[mollister]

If you mean that your tenancy can come to an end after six months then yes that is legal - and providing the landlord serves you with notice within the time limits (think it is two months before end) then you have to go.
This is for a residential short term tenancy.

If you are talking about a commercial tenancy the rules are different but basically it is a matter for negotiation but there are rules around what the landlord can and cannot do with business tenants.

[lill72]

yes it is for residential.

A real estate agent just told us that it should be both ways - Ie we have the right to a break clause too? In our case, only the landlord does. These real estate agents are really dodgy so I would not put anything past them

[LIZS]

An AST works both ways, so you can give a month's notice earliest 5 months in.

[Nolim]

I have been in asymmetric contracts when the length of the breakclause is different for ll and tenant.

[frogsfromrumrah]

I cant advise for residential, but for commerical tenancies, break clauses written into leases are not uncommon.