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Ending a tenancy

Questions about ending a tenancy may start with your own moving plans, a message from the landlord or a change in the household. Collect the agreement and all related messages first. Note who is discussing the ending and exactly what has been proposed.

These guides cover giving notice, tenant protection, temporary agreements, a property sale, separation and a tenant’s death. Choose the guide matching the reason for your question. Keep your preferred outcome separate from unanswered questions so you can prepare a careful discussion or request for advice.

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Describe why the issue arose

Write down who is proposing to end the tenancy and the reason given. Keep the agreement, letters and proposals with the dates you received them.

02

Check the guide for your situation

Read the guide covering the particular reason and compare it with your documents. Note wording, people involved or proposed arrangements that you want explained.

03

Prepare before making a decision

Describe your preferred outcome and the information still missing. Bring any proposals to an appropriate help route so your specific options can be discussed.

Ending a tenancy

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Ending a tenancy

Giving notice: prepare the end of your tenancy

Check the tenancy type, payment period, final date and proof of receipt before organising departure.

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Your landlord gives notice: do you have to leave?

Assess security of tenure, the stated termination ground and the court’s role before agreeing to departure.

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Fixed-term tenancy ending: check the notification

Assess the lawful tenancy type, end date and actual receipt of the required written notification together.

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Urgent own use: assess the landlord’s termination ground

Request evidence of intended use and urgency and substantiate your interests and realistic alternative housing options.

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Your landlord sells the home: what changes?

Verify the ownership transfer, payments and access arrangements while assessing any new contract or departure request separately.

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Separating: who can remain in the rented home?

Distinguish temporary occupation, continuation of tenancy rights and payment liability when a relationship ends.

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After a tenant dies: remaining in the home or settling the tenancy

Establish the positions of partners, housemates, children and heirs before terminating a tenancy or dealing with the estate.

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Ending a tenancy by mutual agreement

Read departure dates, compensation, deposit, handover and final discharge as one complete settlement before consenting.

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Sources and editorial accountability

These sources relate to the topics on this page. The individual articles include further references alongside their explanations.

Sources consulted on

  1. RijksoverheidRijksoverheid — landlord terminationrijksoverheid.nl
  2. RechtspraakRechtspraak — tenancy proceduresrechtspraak.nl
  3. Het Juridisch LoketJuridisch Loket — giving noticejuridischloket.nl
  4. RijksoverheidRijksoverheid — temporary tenanciesrijksoverheid.nl
  5. Het Juridisch LoketJuridisch Loket — tenancy agreementsjuridischloket.nl

The links open the original publications, usually in Dutch.

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