Assured Tenancy - Are there any?

biscotte

I know what you mean about secure tenancy abroad but there are downsides. i'm a tenant here in switzerland and a landlord in the UK. Here I am responsible for pretty much everything to do with the maintenance of the house (including electrical problems, plumbing and the boiler) and am obliged to return the house and garden in the state I took it (pristine). In the UK, as a landlord, i am also responsible for all the maintenance even to the point of one tenant asking the agent to re-imburse the price of the batteries for the smoke alarm. Here though I have a three year contract and in the UK my tenants have an AST. However most landlord are not going to give a tenant notice if they pay their rent and look after the place - why should they - it only costs money to do another search and reference and draw up another contract. I really appreciate it when my tenants stay for three years and I try to make it clear that I like that. Maybe it's just a case of you finding the right landlord as well as the right house.

barnaby-bear

biscotte wrote: »

I know what you mean about secure tenancy abroad but there are downsides. i'm a tenant here in switzerland and a landlord in the UK. Here I am responsible for pretty much everything to do with the maintenance of the house (including electrical problems, plumbing and the boiler) and am obliged to return the house and garden in the state I took it (pristine).

The weird thing in Germany was the kitchen, it's really hard to find a rental with a kitchen or for less than 2-3 years... tenants seem to fit the kitchen and when they move out take it so you are expected to buy and fit a kitchen.

neverdespairgirl

You can get a longer AST - ours is 3 years.

LoopsYorkshire

I agree with what others have put, majority of landlords wont issue an assured tenancy anymore - in 1997 (I think it was) the default tenancy was an assured shorthold. I doubt landlords would want to lose their right to evict someone without giving them a reason.

As people have pointed out - some landlords will happily sign a 24 month + tenancy it also gives them some security aswell.

Some landlords dont automatically issue long tenancies - I know my buy to let mortgage company wanted no more than a 6 month agreement.