Recovering possession

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Landlord’s right to possession

A tenant will lose the right to remain in occupation of property after the expiry of the contractual term of a lease, assuming it either does not benefit from security of tenure or, if it does, it has been validly brought to an end.

See, for example, Practice Notes: LTA 1954 business lease renewal—termination and Assured and assured shorthold tenancies—terminating.

The landlord is entitled to take back possession, either by:

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    physical repossession (changing the locks), although this

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