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What period and facts govern section 26 opposing counter-notice in England and Wales?

Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.

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Period
Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request
Trigger
The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made
Rule
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

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Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established. The section 26 opposing counter-notice source guide supplies no computed date or paid calculation.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

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What period and facts govern section 26 opposing counter-notice in England and Wales?

Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.

Responsible actor. The landlord who intends to oppose a protected business tenant’s section 26 request.

The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made

This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.

The landlord who intends to oppose a protected business tenant’s section 26 request. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

How does this provision count time?

  1. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request
  2. Give the tenant the counter-notice stating the section 30 grounds relied on.
  3. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.

Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. Preserve the exact statutory month, year or day wording and the established event. The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made.

For section 26 opposing counter-notice, establish legally effective giving, application, entry or distribution as this source requires. A weekend or closed office cannot supply missing statutory facts or an assumed discretionary extension.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established. The section 26 opposing counter-notice source guide supplies no computed date or paid calculation.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The landlord who intends to oppose a protected business tenant’s section 26 request has records of the date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. Give the tenant the counter-notice stating the section 30 grounds relied on. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established. Establish the complete section 26 opposing counter-notice branch before selecting an endpoint.

The proposed section 26 opposing counter-notice completion encounters a closed office, weekend or disputed effective event. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. Preserve the exact statutory month, year or day wording and the established event. The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made. For section 26 opposing counter-notice, establish legally effective giving, application, entry or distribution as this source requires. A weekend or closed office cannot supply missing statutory facts or an assumed discretionary extension. Resolve effective completion for section 26 opposing counter-notice under the actual source. No substitute date is computed.

This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established. The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. Give the tenant the counter-notice stating the section 30 grounds relied on. Preserve this section 26 opposing counter-notice qualification before relying on a purported final date.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actor and completed section 26 opposing counter-notice step
The landlord who intends to oppose a protected business tenant’s section 26 request. Give the tenant the counter-notice stating the section 30 grounds relied on.
Controlling section 26 opposing counter-notice event and material branch
The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.
Counting and completion for section 26 opposing counter-notice
Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. Preserve the exact statutory month, year or day wording and the established event. The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made. For section 26 opposing counter-notice, establish legally effective giving, application, entry or distribution as this source requires. A weekend or closed office cannot supply missing statutory facts or an assumed discretionary extension.
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26
  • The landlord who intends to oppose a protected business tenant’s section 26 request. Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.
  • Section 26 opposing counter-notice concerns give the tenant the counter-notice stating the section 30 grounds relied on. Its the date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made must be established independently of a neighboring procedure’s event.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

What period and facts govern section 26 opposing counter-notice in England and Wales?

What period governs section 26 opposing counter-notice?

Section 26(6) allows opposition by a counter-notice given within two months after the tenant’s request. This is a condition for opposing renewal, not a universal obligation to oppose. The tenant request and actual giving of the response must be established.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

Which event controls section 26 opposing counter-notice?

The date the tenant’s valid section 26 request was made. The landlord who intends to oppose a protected business tenant’s section 26 request must preserve the event evidence.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

What completes section 26 opposing counter-notice?

Give the tenant the counter-notice stating the section 30 grounds relied on. The completion must match the actual source procedure.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

Must every landlord oppose within two months?

No. Section 26(6) addresses a landlord who intends to oppose the application. Choosing not to oppose is different from failing to perform a universal response duty.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

Can the counter-notice omit the opposition grounds?

The notice must state the section 30 grounds on which the landlord will oppose. A date-only response does not establish statutory compliance.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

Does the tenant’s requested new start date start the two months?

No. Subsection (6) uses the making of the tenant’s request. The proposed new-tenancy commencement date has its own six-to-twelve-month restrictions.

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26

Official sources and review

Provisions used (2)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 26Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 section 30Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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