In a business lease it’s possible for the landlord and tenant to agreed that there should be no security of tenure. This is permitted under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 provided formal steps have been taken. This is sometimes known as “contracting out” and what it basically means is that once the lease comes to an end, the tenant can’t automatically stay put and demand a new lease. They have to either vacate the property or renegotiate a lease with the landlord.
Before the grant of the lease, or exchange of agreements for lease:
A lease which has been excluded from the protection of the Act will expire on the term expiry date stated in the lease (or earlier if any break right is exercised). Accordingly:
If, against the wishes of the landlord, the tenant remains in occupation of the premises, then they would be a trespasser and liable to the landlord for damages. The landlord would also be entitled to obtain a court order requiring the tenant to vacate.