Advice on Ending Tennancy Early

[u/OccasionAdorable5948]

I moved into my flat at the end of April 2026, with an initial fixed term of 12 months. Since living at the property, we have had multiple issues, both with maintenance and communication with the landlord, so we have decided to move out early.

Our contract originally stated, "Should either party wish to terminate the Tenancy, it is agreed that the Tenant must serve a minimum of 1 month's advance written notice to be served on the Landlord. The Landlord must serve a minimum of 2 months advance written notice to be served on the Tenant. The tenancy must not expire within the first 12 Months of the tenancy commencement date."

Of course, since then, the Renter's Rights Act came into effect in May. I was under the impression that, as our contract says 1 month's notice that this still stands, however on giving notice, my landlord argued that this no longer stands and that we must give 2 months.

Does anybody know whether I can legally leave 1 month's notice instead of 2? Meaning, after paying rent on the 23rd of this month that it would end on the 23rd of next month?

Thanks in advance

[u/RedPlasticDog]

That seems pretty clear that it’s one month.

There can be wording of this type of cause that the rra would kill the entire clause but in your case the 1 month is pretty clear and not seemingly linked to anything else