I really shouldn't of spent the afternoon on Rightmove & Houseladder

[Dymetrie]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Try being forced to move 4 times in 6 years, 3 times with <=1month notice and once with effectively 2 weeks notice. You soon lust after the security that comes from owning your own property.

All four of which are a contravention of the landlord and tenant act.

Maybe, rather than lusting after the security of owning your own home, grow some balls and stop getting pushed around by landlords/letting agehnts who are breaking the law?

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Dymetrie

All four of which are a contravention of the landlord and tenant act.

Maybe, rather than lusting after the security of owning your own home, grow some balls and stop getting pushed around by landlords/letting agehnts who are breaking the law?

Erm, in each case the contract stated one month notice for tenant/landlord after a 6/12 month initial lease and three times I was given 1 month notice (and one of those times I left the country the next day for 2 weeks so effectively had two weeks to sort things). The other time I was renting a house from a friend who wanted to get some building work done so I had to be out in three weeks, I could have put my foot down and got a month but given that he was doing me a huge favour by renting me the house in the first place I wanted to return the favour.

No need to make my balls any bigger

[SidewinderINC]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...ome/DG_4001391

http://www.communities.gov.uk/public...assuredtenants


Section 6.2 states the landlord must give 2 months notice that he/she requires repossession of the property, unless I'm missing something (which I might well be)

[Kitten]

It was one calendar month following the expiration of the original agreement when I was renting. Happened to me a few times, (rented about 8 properties over a period of 8 years) and it was 'orrible.

[Dymetrie]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Erm, in each case the contract stated one month notice for tenant/landlord after a 6/12 month initial lease and three times I was given 1 month notice (and one of those times I left the country the next day for 2 weeks so effectively had two weeks to sort things). The other time I was renting a house from a friend who wanted to get some building work done so I had to be out in three weeks, I could have put my foot down and got a month but given that he was doing me a huge favour by renting me the house in the first place I wanted to return the favour.

Which is not what you said:

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Try being forced to move 4 times in 6 years, 3 times with <=1month notice and once with effectively 2 weeks notice. You soon lust after the security that comes from owning your own property.

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...ome/DG_4001391

http://www.communities.gov.uk/public...assuredtenants


Section 6.2 states the landlord must give 2 months notice that he/she requires repossession of the property, unless I'm missing something (which I might well be)

Yup, was updated in the reform act of 2004, previously (1998) it was one calendar month and before that it wasn't particularly specified.

[Kitten]

yup, that would make sense, I moved in here in late 2003 I think. The last 18 month rental was uneventful, compared to the few years before!

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndC...ome/DG_4001391

http://www.communities.gov.uk/public...assuredtenants


Section 6.2 states the landlord must give 2 months notice that he/she requires repossession of the property, unless I'm missing something (which I might well be)

Interesting, I didn't know that. Is it also two months if you are running a statutory periodic tenancy (i.e. after the contract has ended and you are on a month by month rolling tenancy)?

Originally Posted by Dymetrie

Which is not what you said

It looks like the same thing in my head

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

Interesting, I didn't know that. Is it also two months if you are running a statutory periodic tenancy (i.e. after the contract has ended and you are on a month by month rolling tenancy)?

Yes it is

You have the rights to be in the property too, so even if you're there after the 2 months the landlord can only get you out via court proceedings if you don't leave.

[Dymetrie]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

You have the rights to be in the property too, so even if you're there after the 2 months the landlord can only get you out via court proceedings if you don't leave.

Alongside this then the landlord has no rights to enter the property without your permission either (except in cases of extreme emergency like a fire, gas leak, etc...) and doing so is trespass

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

Yes it is

You have the rights to be in the property too, so even if you're there after the 2 months the landlord can only get you out via court proceedings if you don't leave.

mmm, now wondering why every rental contract has always had one months notice. While two months notice would have made it a less stressful experience moving every ~18 months is still a complete pain in the bottom.

Staying in the property is one solution but it can cause problems down the line as the Letting Agents tend to get rather upset