What is an AT5?

An AT5 is the special notice that you must give to the tenant in order for the tenancy to be short assured rather than assured. This must be issued prior to the tenancy being created, for example, prior to the signing of the lease, therefore if both documents are signed on the same day it is essential that the times of signing are recorded on both documents so that it can be clearly seen that the AT5 has been presented and signed first.
The landlord must serve the principal document on the Tenant (s) and keep a copy.

If there is more than one tenant on the tenancy agreement, each tenant must receive an AT5.
Copies of AT5 forms can be downloaded from the NLA website.