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Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001
116Tenant’s right to terminate extended lease
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116 Tenant’s right to terminate extended lease (1) If a lease is extended because of section 107, the tenant may terminate the lease by giving the lessor at least 1 month’s written notice of termination at any time after the day the lease would have expired if it had not been extended. (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a tenant from terminating a lease by giving less than 1 month’s written notice of termination if the lessor agrees to accept less notice.