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Under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, to which this ground would apply, where a tenancy agreement allows, a superior landlord can serve notice to quit on a tenant requiring vacant possession within three months. If the AHA tenant—the intermediate landlord—is required to give their tenant four months’ notice, they will be unable to deliver up the AHA tenancy with vacant possession, thus putting them in breach of their tenancy agreement. The AHA tenant will be required to quit the holding at the end of their three-month notice period. Further complications may arise where the tenant does not vacate after four months, as the original breach of not delivering up the holding with vacant possession will become exacerbated—I hope that noble Lords are all following me.