You can end your private tenancy by either:

• giving a notice to your landlord

• agreeing with your landlord to end your tenancy

You need to end your tenancy one of those 2 ways.

Otherwise, you might still be responsible for rent after you leave.

What to do

Speak to your landlord or agent first.

You can agree on your last day in writing when you are ready to move. Some landlords are more flexible about leaving dates than others.

If your landlord will not agree when you can leave

You need to give a notice to quit if you cannot agree about the day you can leave.

Joint tenancies

You can only end a joint tenancy by agreement with your landlord if all joint tenants also agree to end the tenancy.

But you do not need their agreement to give your landlord a notice to quit.

Keep paying your rent

You need to keep paying your rent until your tenancy ends.