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Do I have time to serve an effective break notice, what form should it take and what is the method of service?

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Published on: 03 December 2013
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Scenario

A client has just called to tell me that after some last minute management meetings, they would like to give notice urgently to end the lease of their HQ. The break clause states the following:

‘If the Tenant wishes to determine this Lease on the fifth anniversary of commencement of the Term and gives to the Landlord at least 6 months' prior written notice of that wish, then on expiry of the notice the Term is to cease and determine immediately, but without prejudice to any rights or remedies that may have accrued’

The Term commenced on 1 March 2009. It’s 2.30pm on Friday, 30 August 2013. Can I still serve notice effectively and what should I put in my notice?

Timing

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    Determine what is the fifth anniversary of the Term. If the Term commenced ‘on’ (rather than ‘from’

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Notice definition
What does Notice mean?

In a contractual context, a notice may be to terminate the agreement, or may be the notice required to do a certain thing under the contract. Notices usually must comply with certain formalities set out in the contract, and certain time limits.

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