Agricultural lease: Open land for equestrian or any non-business use

This is a comprehensive lease document  for any type of land where the use is not commercial. The most common non-business use will be equestrian, so the agreement is drafted to deal with many common equestrian matters but is easily editable for any other purpose.

This is a lease outside the Landlord and Tenant Act because it is for a non-business use. If you think the tenant may use in part for a business, usean agricultural lease: agricultural buildings for non-agricultural use or a farm business tenancy agreement.

If the tenant uses the land or buildings for any business, he will also be in breach of the terms of this agreement.

Who will use this document?

• Any potential landlord (owner of buildings such as stables, sheds or barns)

• Or tenant (someone who wants to use the establishment)

• Who wants to lease or rent any combination of buildings and or land for any equestrian

• Or other non-business use.

Lease or licence?

Any licence is outside of the statutory landlord and tenant framework but the agreement has to reflect the name. You cannot just call an agreement a “licence” to make it one. The effect of a licence is that:

• The tenant has no security

• The landlord has to give no notice (or the limited notice set out in the agreement