Changing Tenant's Notice in Tenancy Builder

Introduction

For England, Tenancy Builder's assured periodic tenancy uses two months' tenant notice by default.

You can reduce the notice period for a particular agreement, or save a shorter period in a Tenancy Builder profile. The agreement must be in writing, and it must not require the tenant to give more than two months' notice.

For the full legal guidance, see Tenant Notice: Renters' Rights Act 2025.

The main rules

If the tenancy is silent, the tenant must give at least two months' notice.
A shorter notice period can be agreed, but only in writing.
The tenant's notice must be in writing and must expire on the right day, usually the rent due date or the day before.

Change the notice term for one agreement

On the final page of Tenancy Builder, use the Additional Terms box to change the tenant's notice period for that agreement.

For example:

For term [xxx] (tenant's notice to terminate), the words "two months" are to be read as "one month".

Adjust the term number to match the agreement you generate. Term numbers vary depending on the selections made in Tenancy Builder. For many agreements, the tenant's notice term will be around term 114.

If your generated agreement uses slightly different wording, such as "two calendar months", match the wording in the agreement so the change is clear.

You can not seek a longer notice period than two months.

Save the change for future agreements

Create and use a saved profile in Tenancy Builder:

Create a profile.
Add the Additional Term, changing the tenant's notice period.
When starting a new tenancy, select that profile so the term pre-fills.
Check the agreement before signing. You can still edit or remove the Additional Term for a particular tenancy.

Practical points

Do not use the Additional Terms box to require more than two months' tenant notice.
Any shorter period must be agreed in writing. Check older templates, as some existing agreements may already contain a one-month tenant notice clause.
Written notice can be given by letter, email, text or another method that records the words in visible form. A tenancy term cannot make only one method valid, such as recorded delivery only.
The expiry date still matters. If rent is due monthly on the 10th, a notice expiring on the 9th or 10th will generally be aligned to the rent period. A notice expiring on the 12th is likely to be invalid, even if the tenant gives two months' notice.
A tenant's notice can only be withdrawn if the landlord and tenant agree in writing before it takes effect.
For a joint tenancy, one joint tenant's notice can end the tenancy for everyone. Agreeing to a shorter notice period or withdrawing notice requires the landlord and all tenants to agree.
The length of notice can never be agreed to be longer than 2 months (ignoring rounding up to align with a rent day).