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Introduction Where a tenant wishes to leave during a fixed term, or simply vacates without notice, this is an offer to surrender. A landlord may accept such a surrender or refuse to accept (see this article for much more detail). In the case that the landlord is willing to accept the surrender, it is best to have a notice to surrender from the tenants. A suitable notice to surrender is available here Notice to surrender by tenant to landlord...

Also see “is notice by tenant valid“ Surrender by operation of law An agreement by the landlord and the tenant that the term shall be put an end to, acted upon by the tenant’s quitting the premises and the landlord by some  unequivocal act taking possession, amounts to a surrender by operation of law. [Phene v Popplewell (1862) 12 C.B.N.S. 334.] But the giving and acceptance of possession must be unequivocal. So there was no...