house rental lease question

I have tenants and their rental contract is up at the end of this month - I intended to renew their contract but now they say that will not be renewing. This means that they are giving me two week's notice - is this enough notice, and do I still owe them their full deposit?

xmoneymoneyx said:

I have tenants and their rental contract is up at the end of this month ... This means that they are giving me two week's notice ... do I still owe them their full deposit?

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Both parties knew the expiry date of the lease when it was signed, therefore a notice period is not relevant. In the absence of any new lease or signed agreement they are entitled to their deposit back once utility bills etc. are OK.

Yep, Threshold say this

9. A tenant's lease is coming to an end and they want to leave, do they have to give notice?
A tenant does not have to give notice of their intention to leave a property at the natural end of the lease. The notice of an end to the tenancy is implicit in the fixed-term nature of the lease, i.e. the end date of the lease.

Therefore, if a tenant seeks to move out of a property at the natural end of the lease, they are entitled to their deposit back.

Thank for the replies, I thought that might be the case, but always worth checking out!