Leaving rented house how does notice work

kenneth77

My rental contract started on the 8th of the month and im moving house , wrote to my landlord to leave on 14th on month , problem is direct debit goes on the 8th will i have to pay the whole month's worth even if im not living there??

*also did give 4 weeks notice to move out from 14th*

Thanks for help in advance

PasturesNew

If the LL's happy with the date of the 14th, then on the 8th you'd need to pay rent from 8th to 14th. This is seven days, so pay a week's rent.

Change the figures here to find out how much: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=300*12%2F365*7&meta=&aq=f&oq= where £300 is the rent, 12 is number of months, 365 is days of the year, 7 days you're staying.

Cancel your standing order now and change it for a one off payment for the right amount.

Jowo_2

You need to tell the forum if you have a fixed term contract or are a periodic tenant and what your contract says about the notice period. Is your rental period monthly? your post is too vague.

theartfullodger

As jowo says & also how often you pay rent - eg if monthly it is usually 1 month notice in periodic, if 3months rent each time then longer, IIRC...

Cheers!

Lodger

scottishblondie

You should only owe the week rent, if your landlord is happy for you to leave then. My friends had a landlord who insisted on a full final month of rent as they wanted to terminate the lease 3 weeks early to go into their new place and the landlord didn't have a new tenant (according to their lease agreement they could only terminate early by mutual agreement). I'd suggest you contact your landlord to agree on a final settlement payment and get it in writing.