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Definition:

An occupancy agreement is either a licence or a lease that is granted to a trader to use the specified trading spaces at the market on a regular basis, for the sale of the specified goods. 

Lease agreements are generally issued for a period of up to five years, and can be determined upon three months notice from the tenant (the trader) or the owner (Manchester City Council).  Leases generally include rights of assignment to another trader, following an application process.

Licence agreements do not generally have a prescribed end date, but they can be determined upon seven days notice from the licensee (the trader) or the owner (Manchester City Council).  There are no rights of assignment in licence agreements.

The type of occupancy agreement available depends upon the market location, but normally lease agreements are used at Arndale and Gorton Markets, and licence agreements at Church Street, Harpurhey, Longsight and Wythenshawe Markets.

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