AHA tenancy question

[Gormers]

Am I right in thinking that when an aha tenant dies the tenancy ends & any partners in the farm business cannot carry on unless a new tenancy agreement Is reached.
Tia
Gormers

 

[rhsmyth]

Am I right in thinking that when an aha tenant dies the tenancy ends & any partners in the farm business cannot carry on unless a new tenancy agreement Is reached.
Tia
Gormers

Depends!

An Aha is an annual tenancy running from year to year, but has strict conditions including the fact it needs a notice to terminate.

Broadly if a tenancy is in an individual’s name and they die, the landlord can give 12 mts notice for the tenancy to end on a term date.

If in a partnership or company’s name things are different. Succession is a possibility subject to conditions.

AHA’s are heavily protected through statute and case law so there is never a straight answer without all the details.

 

[Formatted]

If this is a situation you are in, join the www.tfa.org.uk, costs £75 and they're experts. They'll talk to you and work it through you'll need your own agent if you end up in negotiations but till then they're fantastic

 

[chipchap]

Am I right in thinking that when an aha tenant dies the tenancy ends & any partners in the farm business cannot carry on unless a new tenancy agreement Is reached.
Tia
Gormers

There are deadlines to meet.
Get some good advice ASAP.
I recommend the TFA too.

 

[gwdunn]

The answer is actually very bespoke, depends on the agreement, it’s start date, the landlord etc. TFA can advise if you join.