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A tenant crofter is entitled to notify their landlord in writing, giving one year’s notice, that they wish to renounce (voluntarily give up or relinquish) their croft tenancy at the term of Whitsunday (28 May) or Martinmas (28 November).
To renounce something means to formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession. Essentially it is surrendering their interest in the croft.
To find the correct form you need, please refer to the form finder.
To notify the Commission, please complete the ‘Renunciation of Croft Tenancy Notification’ form
You can submit your application online or by post. The application form and guidance notes can be accessed via our form finder.
If we have been given all the information required in the notification form, we will update the Register of Crofts to show the croft tenancy as vacant at the effective date, and notify; you, the former crofter, and if appropriate, the Grazings Committee. For further information on letting a vacant croft please see Letting Vacant Crofts.