How much notice - assured shorthold tenancy

franklee

Doh, I mean you could have an eight month fixed term and then a periodic tenancy to achieve what you want without the bother of a break clause.

Still if you want to get a break clause drafted then so long as it's well written that's fine, it just seems more hassle than it's worth to me. Don't forget to make sure you and the tenant know how to exercise the break. I've seen landlords popping up asking if they should serve a section 21 notice to exercise the break, that usually seems to generate a lot of disagreement. My view is it's their own contract so they should have asked when the clause was drafted.

travel_freak

Hello

Thank you all for the further advice, especially Franklee - I do see what you are saying and perhaps the periodic tenancy is a better way to go.

Premier - please can you tell me what you mean by "all the traditional pre-TA notices"? I thought there was only this s21 one? Having relied on an agent in the past I am a bit in the dark about this.

Many thanks.

Premier_2

travel_freak wrote: »

...Premier - please can you tell me what you mean by "all the traditional pre-TA notices"? I thought there was only this s21 one? Having relied on an agent in the past I am a bit in the dark about this.

Many thanks.

I suggest you use the services of a reputable letting agency again, if only to let the property, rather than fully manage it.

If you get it wrong, there are may professional tenants waiting to pounce on amateur LL's as this forum clearly shows.

I wasn't even thinking about a s.21 notice since one cannot and never could be legitimately issued before a TA is in place.

travel_freak

Thanks Premier but I'm already struggling with lower rents in the area, difficulty finding tenants and my mortgage costs so am trying to save the agents commission by doing as much as I can myself.

The only notice I am aware of is the s21 notice which I don't think I need to serve but the reference above to all the "traditional pre-TA notices" concerns me as I'm not aware of any others.

Please can anyone who knows what these notices are point me in the right direction - even just with the section number of the notice so I can google it?

Many thanks.

tbs624

travel_freak - go over onto Landlordzone and read up there.

Seriously consider signing up to membership of Tessa Shepperson's Landlord Law site or to one of the two national LL associations.(rla and nla) You can set the fee against rental income for tax purposes and keep yourself up to date with all LL legalities and seek specific advice. (You can also obtain tenancy agreements through them)

travel_freak

Many thanks for those links.

I have found reference to a s.48 notice (giving the landlord's address) which is something I always include in the agreement anyway.

The only other notices are s8 and s21 for seeking possession - which I don't want to do and would only need to do I guess if the tenant fell into arrears.

It worries me that I can't find an other "pre-tenancy" notices as the post above seems to suggest there are many of these?