Leaving tenancy early following notice by Landlord

[minisonmars]

A friend of mine moved into a private rental property in March this year with a minimum 6 month term (to September 14).

They were given notice after 2 months that the landlord wants them out at the end of the 6 month period as the Landlord will be moving back in (there is a clause in the lease about the landlord moving back in).

They have been looking around for places to move into and found somewhere they would like to move to, however the new place will only 'reserve' the new place for a couple of weeks.

They approached the landlord asking to end the tenancy earlier to allow them to move, and have been told that they have to stay until the end of the 6 months.

Is this right? It seems unreasonable to give such a long notice period and effectively prohibit them from actually finding somewhere to move to.

[minisonmars]

Thanks for the replies. I thought that might be the case.

I can see from the landlords side that it is what was agreed and being helpful with extra notice.

I think they are just frustrated that they are unable to do anything until nearer the end of the tenancy.