A fixed term is a fixed term, it ends when the agreement says it ends. The notice is for a periodic tenancy (or some RTAs may have notice required to end a fixed term tenancy at the end otherwise it converts into a periodic).
The tenant is 100% responsible for the entire term of the tenancy even if they move out. However the landlord is responsible to put every reasonable effort into re-renting the property out, and once it's re-rented then the old tenants are off the hook. This ensures there's no damage to the landlord through the tenant breaking the RTA, but also ensures the landlord doesn't double-dip or just sit with the property vacant letting the moved-out tenants pay rent.
So basically they are tenants and have to pay rent until you can rent it out again, and of course they don't get their security deposit back until the tenancy is over (and you've re-rented it).
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