Valid from 01/12/2022
(1)This section applies for the purpose of determining the term for which a fixed term standard contract is made.
(2)If a fixed term standard contract is a tenancy, it is to be treated as made for a term commencing with the grant of the tenancy.
(3)If a fixed term standard contract is a licence, it is to be treated as made for a term commencing with the occupation date of the contract.
(4)A fixed term standard contract is to be treated as made for a term of less than seven years if it is determinable at the option of the landlord before the end of the period of seven years starting with the commencement of the term.
(5)If a fixed term standard contract confers on the contract-holder an option for renewal for a term which, together with the original term, amounts to seven years or more, it is not to be treated as made for a term of less than seven years (unless subsection (4) applies).