How to end or renew your tenancy

Renewing your tenancy

Please contact us if you wish to renew the tenancy for a further period at the end of the initial term or before.

Ending your tenancy

The notice period on your tenancy is 2 months. Even if you want to end the tenancy at the initial tenancy end date, you must give us at least 2 months written notice before this date.

For example: say your tenancy starts on 15 January 2009 and has an initial end date of 16 July 2009. In order to end the tenancy at 16 July 2009, you must give us written notice at least 2 months before this date - that is before 16 May 2009.

In the example above, the next date you can end the Tenancy would be 16 August 2009. In order to end the Tenancy at this date, you must give us written notice at least two months before - that is before 16 June 2009. The next date the tenancy can end would be 16 September 2009 and so on.

Preparing to leave

When you send your written notice to end the tenancy, you must enclose a copy of recent utility bills for the Property.

When you decide to end the tenancy, you must contact Edinburgh Council Revenue and Benefits Division (0131 469 5000) to inform them that you are ending your tenancy and ask for a final bill for council tax as they take 4 to 6 weeks to process any changes.

You should plan for forwarding any mail to your next address by using the Post Office redirection service, inform all utilities, banks etc that you are moving and supply your new address.