10.9.1. The Landlord notifies the Tenant pursuant to Sections 47 and 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 that the address at which notices (including notices in proceedings) may be served upon the Landlord is Property Genius, 424 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M21 8AD.

10.9.2. The provisions as to the service of notices in Section 196 of the Law of Property Act 1925 apply and any notices, or documents relating to the Deposit protection scheme used in this Agreement, or any other documents related to this Agreement served on the Tenant shall be sufficiently served if sent by ordinary first class post to the Tenant at the Premises or the last known address of the Tenant or left addressed to the Tenant at the Premises. This clause shall apply to any notices or documents authorised or required to be served under this Agreement or under any Act of Parliament relating to the Tenancy.

10.9.3. Service shall be deemed valid if sent by email to the following email address provided by the Tenant at the start of the Tenancy and which the Tenant has confirmed as being their own:

[address to be listed]

The Tenant may also serve notice by email to the following email address which the Agent has confirmed as being their own:

[address to be listed]

Both the Tenant and the Agent/Landlord confirm that there are no limitations to the recipient’s agreement to accept service by such means as set out in Clause 4.2 of Practice Direction 6A of the Civil Procedure Rules.

If the email is sent on a business day before 16:30 then it shall be deemed served that day; or in any other case, the next business day after the day it was sent.

10.9.4. At the end of the initial fixed term as specified in clause 2 hereof, the Term shall continue on a month-by- month basis until either party shall serve on the other a written notice to bring the same to an end. Such notice, when served by the Landlord, should expire not less than two months after the same shall have been served on the Tenant. In the case of a notice served by the Tenant, such notice should expire no less than one month after service of the same on the Landlord.

Intention of the Clause:
This clause specifies how legal notices should be served between the landlord and tenant.

Why It's Important:
It ensures that both parties are aware of the legal requirements for serving notices, which is crucial for maintaining a transparent and lawful relationship.