ABSTRACT
While the end of a tenancy is an occasion for the claims against each other by landlord and tenant for compensation for improvements and dilapidations, agricultural tenancy law allows the tenant of a traditional tenancy with extended security of tenure to make further claims for disturbance where the tenancy has been ended in whole or part to the landlord’s benefit. While a notice to quit must usually give at least 12 months’ notice to the next termination date, it is possible for a tenancy agreement to enable earlier resumption on short notice where all or part of the holding is required for a non-agricultural use. Albeit with some complex provisions, where compensation for disturbance is due, s.54 allows a claim for additional compensation of four years’ rent to assist the tenant with the reor-ganisation of his affairs. Such claims might include lost profits, the costs of replacement housing and other issues but will need to be substantiated.
