# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Section 153: Termination by agreement


(1) If the landlord and the contract-holder under an occupation contract agree to end the contract, the contract ends—
(a) when the contract-holder gives up possession of the dwelling in accordance with the agreement, or
(b) if he or she does not give up possession and a substitute occupation contract is made, immediately before the occupation date of the substitute occupation contract.
(2) An occupation contract is a substitute occupation contract if—
(a) it is made in respect of the same (or substantially the same) dwelling as the original contract, and
(b) a contract-holder under it was also a contract-holder under the original contract.
(3) This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all occupation contracts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/section/153 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/section-153
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