Examples of Serving Notice in 2026
Examples of Giving Notice
1. You have a fixed-term tenancy agreement that says your tenancy will expire on 30 June 2026.
You pay rent monthly, on the first day of each month.
Your tenancy will convert from a fixed term tenancy to a monthly periodic tenancy on 1 May 2026.
Unless the government makes new regulations, you cannot give notice to quit before 1 May 2026.
If your notice is posted on 1 May 2026 (a Friday before a bank holiday), it is deemed to be served the 2nd business day after posting – which is 6 May 2026. The 2 months’ notice period, which excludes the day of service, will expire on 6 July 2026. However, that is not the last day of a period of the tenancy, which in our example is the last day of the month. In this example, the earliest date notice to quit can take effect is 31 July 2026.
2. You have a fixed-term tenancy agreement for the period 15 August 2025 to 14 August 2026.
You agreed to pay rent in 3 instalments, to coincide with student loan payments.
Your tenancy will convert from a fixed term tenancy to a monthly periodic tenancy on 1 May 2026.
Unless the government makes new regulations, you cannot give notice to quit before 1 May 2026.
Because you have not been paying rent monthly, each monthly period of your tenancy will start on the same day of the month as your tenancy started. In most cases, this will be the date you were entitled to move into the property. In our example, this was 15 August 2025. The periods of your tenancy therefore run from the 15th of one month to the 14th day of the following month.
If your notice is posted on 1 May 2026 (a Friday before a bank holiday), it is deemed to be served the 2nd business day after posting – which is 6 May 2026. The 2 months’ notice period, which excludes the day of service, will expire on 6 July 2026. However, that is not the last day of a period of the tenancy, which in our example is the 14th day of the month. In this example, the earliest date notice to quit can take effect is 14th July 2026.