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Allan87
Allan87 Posts: 465 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
in House buying, renting & selling
I've asked my letting agent what date I should put in writing that I want to end my tenancy (joint between three of us) and this is the reply I get :mad: Can anyone else advise me?

Thank you for your email.

We would be more than happy to advise you but an administration fee of
£250.00 plus VAT would be incurred.

Kind regards,
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  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,659 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Name Dropper
    Dear letting agent,

    Having decided that we don't need to pay your administrative fee for your advice, we realise that no notice is required to end our tenancy at the end of the fixed term and that should we decide not to do so the tenancy will become periodic, the notice periods for which are legally defined.

    Kind regards,
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  • Planner
    Planner Posts: 611 Forumite
    It will depend on what point you are at in your tenancy and who wants to leave. If you are still within the fixed term and are looking to end it - at the end - then unfortunatley you cannot serve valid notice on your own. All parties to the agreement must want to end the tenancy - Is it just you looking to end the tenancy?

    If you want to leave individually without paying a fee, you must wait until the periodic tenancy has arisen and serve notice to leave then.

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2609017
  • Allan87
    Allan87 Posts: 465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Planner wrote: »
    It will depend on what point you are at in your tenancy and who wants to leave. If you are still within the fixed term and are looking to end it - at the end - then unfortunatley you cannot serve valid notice on your own. All parties to the agreement must want to end the tenancy - Is it just you looking to end the tenancy?

    If you want to leave individually without paying a fee, you must wait until the periodic tenancy has arisen and serve notice to leave then.

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2609017


    All of us wish to leave, do we just do without informing?
  • Planner
    Planner Posts: 611 Forumite
    Allan87 wrote: »
    All of us wish to leave, do we just do without informing?

    At what point in your tenancy are you?

    1) You all wish to leave in the fixed term of the contract i.e. first 6 months/12 motnhs? - in which case the fee is likley payable

    2) You all want to leave at the end of the fixed term - the fee isnt payable

    3) You all want to leave during the periodic teanncy (rolling month on month that arises after the fixed term has ended) - the fee isnt payable.
  • StudentMoneySaver
    StudentMoneySaver Posts: 255 Forumite
    edited 21 July 2010 at 2:27PM
    No notice is needed if at the end of the fixed term.

    If you are the only one that wants to leave, you may inadvertently bring to an end the entire tenancy. If they want to stay, the other two tenants would need to agree a new AST with the Landlord. If this is the case, you should discuss it with them before acting on anything. You should probably give some form of notice if this is the case so that the Landlord can sort out a new contract with the remaining tenants (and a replacement for you).

    Edit - Just noticed the OP's reply. My post is irrelevant.
  • Planner
    Planner Posts: 611 Forumite
    StudentMoneySaver wrote: »

    Edit - Just noticed the OP's reply. My post is irrelevant.

    And incorrect.
  • StudentMoneySaver
    StudentMoneySaver Posts: 255 Forumite
    If you want to leave on the last day of the fixed term, you can just leave with no notice. Giving notice is just a courtesy, it is not legally required. Since the Letting Agent has seemingly tried to rip you for £250, I wouldn't bother. Let the Letting Agent explain to the Landlord why the property has suddenly become empty.

    If the fixed term has ended and you are still in occupation, you have to by law give one month notice.
    Planner wrote: »
    At what point in your tenancy are you?

    1) You all wish to leave in the fixed term of the contract i.e. first 6 months/12 motnhs? - in which case the fee is likley payable

    2) You all want to leave at the end of the fixed term - the fee isnt payable

    3) You all want to leave during the periodic teanncy (rolling month on month that arises after the fixed term has ended) - the fee isnt payable.

    I think the £250 was an admin fee for help with issuing notice. I don't think it was a fee to break the tenancy. Hopefully the OP can confirm. If I am correct, it seems like it is a typical money grabbing Letting Agent asking for masses of money for no work at all.
  • StudentMoneySaver
    StudentMoneySaver Posts: 255 Forumite
    edited 21 July 2010 at 2:36PM
    Planner wrote: »
    And incorrect.

    I only repeated what I just read on LandlordZone authored by a Letting Topic Expert.

    http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=69349&postcount=7
  • Planner
    Planner Posts: 611 Forumite
    StudentMoneySaver wrote: »
    I only repeated what I just read on LandlordZone authored by a Letting Topic Expert.

    http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=69349&postcount=7

    I can assure you Paul F is far from a topic expert!
  • StudentMoneySaver
    StudentMoneySaver Posts: 255 Forumite
    What is the correct procedure if one Tenant wants to leave?

    Most of the replies on the thread seem to confirm the position in the post I linked to (and based my reply on).
    http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=69349#post69349
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