How much notice do I have to give when ending a tenancy?

Jowo_2

You have a periodic tenancy

http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/renting_and_leasehold/ending_a_tenancy_or_licence/ending_a_periodic_agreement

If your agreement is periodic (ie rolling from week to week or month to month), you normally have to give at least four weeks' notice to end it, or a calendar month if you have a monthly tenancy..It is always best to give notice in writing and ensure that the notice ends on the first or last day of the period of a tenancy. For example, if your tenancy is monthly and started on the fifth day of the month, the notice you give the landlord should end on the fourth or the fifth

elboono

Thanks for your response. I was not aware that those were the rules. I will think twice before just posting my keys through the letterbox!

Jowo_2

elboono wrote: »

Thanks for your response. I was not aware that those were the rules. I will think twice before just posting my keys through the letterbox!

Do. That's regarded as abandonment and a landlord will take the tenant to court for the rent owed in the unserved notice period.

lois1988

i have been renting for 15 months and my tenancy aggreement was for 6 months i havnt renewed my contract and am looking to move out in my agrreemeny it says i have to give 2 months notice do i still have to even though i havnt renewed my contract?? someone help me plllllleeeeeeaaaaasssseeee!!!

Gwhiz

lois1988 wrote: »

i have been renting for 15 months and my tenancy aggreement was for 6 months i havnt renewed my contract and am looking to move out in my agrreemeny it says i have to give 2 months notice do i still have to even though i havnt renewed my contract?? someone help me plllllleeeeeeaaaaasssseeee!!!

Now you are on periodic you only need to give one month.

theartfullodger

Gwhiz is right, one month, see
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http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/renting_and_leasehold/private_tenancies/assured_shorthold_tenancies#2

even if tenancy says 2 months the law says only one month - ending on last.or.first-of-period-day.. so if tenancy runs from (say) 10th of month to 9th of month and you give notice today it can expire on 9th or 10th October. LL must give 2 months notice, similarly

scubey7

Folks,

I have read the above but so i get it straight in my head:

I am a periodic tenant and we pay monthly on the first of the month. We have given notice today (15/09/10) to our landlord. We gave a month so expected to be able to move out on the 14/10/10 but our landlord has said we can not end the agreement until 31/10/10. That's is effectively 6 weeks notice.................Is this correct??????

Thanks:j

casper_g

In short, unless some weird circumstance applies in this case, yes. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

PasturesNew

scubey7 wrote: »

Folks,

I have read the above but so i get it straight in my head:

I am a periodic tenant and we pay monthly on the first of the month. We have given notice today (15/09/10) to our landlord. We gave a month so expected to be able to move out on the 14/10/10 but our landlord has said we can not end the agreement until 31/10/10. That's is effectively 6 weeks notice.................Is this correct??????

Thanks:j

Yes, it's at the LL's discretion if they accept a month's notice from any date. Many good landlords will accept a straight month from any date - especially if you've been there some time.

You need to read your contract carefully really, whereupon you will most likely find it speaks of the rent date being the notice day, but there will be others that do allow just a straight month from any date.

clutton_2

legally a landlord can expect to receive a full calendalr months notice ending at the end of the rent period as specified in the tenancy agreement....