Bare Land Tenancy at Will Agreements
Listed below are a selection of Land Tenancy at Will Agreements covering sports ground, car parking, garden/allotments and site for advertising hoardings.
Businesses and other people and organisations usually occupy their premises under a lease. A lease is a formal arrangement whereby the Tenant has exclusive use of the premises for a specified term. Leases usually contain detailed provisions as to what a tenant must and must not do in order to protect the value of the Landlord’s reversionary interest in the premises.
Sometimes it is not appropriate to grant a lease. If the person or organisation is only going to occupy the premises for a short time (say, less than 6 months) or if the parties are in the process of negotiating a lease but the Tenant needs to occupy the premises immediately, the parties may wish to use a Tenancy at Will.
A Tenancy at Will has no fixed term and can be terminated by either party at any time with immediate effect. It is therefore only suitable for very short term arrangements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Someone needs to use my land now while we finalise the lease. What agreement covers that? +
A tenancy at will. It lets the occupier take the land immediately on agreed terms while the lease is negotiated, and either party can end it at once. Because there is no fixed term and no security of tenure, you are not locked in if the lease talks fall through. These templates cover sports grounds, car parking, gardens or allotments and advertising sites.
Does a tenancy at will give the occupier any right to stay or renew? +
No. A tenancy at will sits outside Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, so the occupier gets no security of tenure and no right to a new tenancy. That is the point of using one: you keep the ability to recover the land at any time. If you want the occupier to have a settled term, grant a lease instead.
How do I bring a tenancy at will to an end? +
Either party can end it at any time and it takes effect immediately, so you do not need a long notice period. In practice you demand possession or make clear the arrangement is over, then the occupier must leave. If they do not, you may need a court order to recover the land, so keep a clear written record of the arrangement and its end.
