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Is there a deadline by which an Agriculture Holdings Act 1986 tenant must file notice to contest the facts required to satisfy a Case B notice through arbitration?

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The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (AHA 1986) provides three different forums for the resolution of Disputes pursuant to tenancies which fall within the remit of AHA 1986. These include Arbitration, an application to the appropriate tribunal, and an application to the court.

In this scenario, a Case B notice to quit has been served on a tenant within the terms of AHA 1986.

Case B of AHA 1986 essentially allows a landlord to give notice to quit in circumstances in which the land is required for use in a non-agricultural context. The relevant section provides as follows (AHA 1986, Sch 3 Pt I):

‘The notice to quit is given on the ground that the land is required for a use, other than for agriculture:

(a) for which permission has been granted on an application made under the enactments relating to town and country planning, or

(b) for which, otherwise

Georgia Whiting
Georgia Whiting

In-House Legal Counsel, Ardmore Group Limited

Georgia is employed as Legal Counsel at the Ardmore Group, a large family owned and operated construction contractor. Her role is varied and includes both contentious and non-contentious matters. 

Prior to this, she was a self-employed barrister at 4 King’s Bench Walk, where she remains as a Door Tenant. Her work included advising and acting in relation to issues arising out of construction, property development and refurbishment. 

Her common law background also enables her to advise in respect of linked areas relating to property and construction and associated litigation, such as employment, insolvency and negligence. Her time at a City Law Firm prior to obtaining Pupillage also equipped her with an understanding of commercial realities from multiple perspectives.

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What does Arbitration mean?

Generally, a private form of final and binding dispute resolution by an appointed arbitral tribunal acting in a quasi-judicial manner. Arbitration is, generally, founded on party agreement (the arbitration agreement), and regulated and enforced by national courts.

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