Resumption of agricultural holdings in Scotland and partial notices to quit
Produced in partnership with Emma Robertson of Shepherd and Wedderburn
Practice notesResumption of agricultural holdings in Scotland and partial notices to quit
Produced in partnership with Emma Robertson of Shepherd and Wedderburn
Practice notesA lease of agricultural property may often contain a clause entitling the landlord to resume part of the land in certain circumstances. In the case of 1991 Act Tenancies resumption is largely governed by the terms of the lease, apart from provisions governing the tenant's entitlement to compensation.
A landlord can only resume land from an agricultural holding from a tenant under a 1991 Act Tenancy if power to do so is expressly provided for in the lease. In Pigott v Robson (1958 SLT 49 (not reported by LexisNexis®)) it was held that the lease provisions where not wide enough to allow the landlord to resume in order to farm the land themselves. There are no statutory powers of resumption for 1991 Act Tenancies under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (AH(S)A 1991).
In the case of 2003 Act Tenancies, the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (AH(S)A 2003) allows resumption by the landlord in short limited duration tenancies (SLDTs) limited duration tenancies (LDTs) and modern
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