What happens if the house burns down?

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If the house is destroyed or is so seriously damaged that you can’t live in it (through no fault of the landlord or tenant), either party can give notice to the other terminating the tenancy. If you can’t use or live in the house at all, effectively this means that you won’t have to pay any more rent. The landlord must give you at least 7 days’ notice and you must give the landlord at least 2 days notice in writing to terminate the tenancy.
If the house is partly destroyed, or part of the house is so seriously damaged that you can’t live in it or use it, you can ask for the rent to be reduced from that point, and either you or the landlord may apply to the Tenancy Tribunal to end the tenancy. If the Tribunal decides that the tenancy will continue, they can reduce the rent to reflect how much of the house you can still use.

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