If you’re in England, Northern Ireland, or Wales, you must serve your Commercial Eviction and Renewal Notices to the other party between six and twelve months before the specified expiry date in the lease.
In Scotland, the required notice period for renewal is normally 40 days, unless otherwise provided in the lease. However, in the case of a tenant not paying their rent on time, the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 states that the landlord must give the tenant at least 14 days to pay or leave the commercial property. If the breach is for a reason other than not paying rent, the landlord must provide the tenant with a reasonable period within which to remedy the breach.