When setting up a commercial or mixed-use lease in Re-Leased for a UK property, you need to indicate whether the term is governed by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. This determines whether the tenant has a statutory right to renew and how Re-Leased handles invoice generation after the term expires.
Note: The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies to UK commercial property leases only.
Terms Outside the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Cannot be placed into hold over status after expiry.
Rent and service charge invoices stop generating automatically once the term ends.
Terms Inside the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
Can be placed into hold over status when the lease reaches its expiry date.
Once holding over is activated, rent and service charge invoices continue to generate.
Each invoice PDF includes a Without Prejudice statement to preserve the legal rights of both landlord and tenant during renewal discussions.
See Holding Over a Term for steps to enable hold over.
Note: The Without Prejudice label is applied automatically in Re-Leased. If you use Xero or QuickBooks Online, you will need to manually update your invoice templates in those platforms to include this notice.
Checking Act Status in Reports
Navigate to Reports > Tenancy Schedule.
Review the Act status column to see whether each term is inside or outside the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies to UK commercial property leases only. For more information on regional terminology, see our Glossary of Regional Terminology.