Anyone offer advice on Notice to quit?

FreddieM

So the story gores, (2nd hand info by the way)a work friend has been given a months notice although she is on a long term rent from the builders of the house. They say they want to sell but have offered the option of staying for a further 6 months so long as my friend & her family pays 4 months rent "up front" To me it doesn't sound that they can give just one months notice with one hand and then offer the option to stay if you pay 4 months rent up front.......... Am I being to cynical here???

BitterAndTwisted

Have the landlords explained why they think four months rent up-front for a six-month tenancy agreement is fair?

chris_m

Surely if they are on a long-term tenancy it's either still within a fixed term so they will have known from the outset when it ends, or is now a rolling tenancy - if the latter, then is the requirement not two months notice from the landlord, one month from the tenant?

theartfullodger

Assuming this is England or Wales Landlord MUST give "notice that they may seek possession" of AT LEAST 2 months...expiring after the end of the next rental period.


When did they move in & what was the initial fixed term period?? Was there a deposit taken & was it protected (if not any notice is invalid anyway).

and even when a valid notice expires tenant does not have to leave. LL must apply to court for possession order, then having got it get bailiffs - probably another 8-12 weeks after notice expires.

Suggest your mate reads his tenancy agreement & then re-post with queries.

Cheers!

Artful

tbs624

FreddieM wrote: »

So the story gores, (2nd hand info by the way)a work friend has been given a months notice although she is on a long term rent from the builders of the house. They say they want to sell but have offered the option of staying for a further 6 months so long as my friend & her family pays 4 months rent "up front" To me it doesn't sound that they can give just one months notice with one hand and then offer the option to stay if you pay 4 months rent up front.......... Am I being to cynical here???

If Ts are within the fixed term of a "long term rent" then LL cannot gain repossession of th eproperty. If the tenancy is now a stat periodic after expiry of a FT, then LL has to give *2* months notice , to tie in with rental period. T does not have to leave on the date given in the S21 - LL has to go to court to get a Possession Order.

FreddieM

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Have the landlords explained why they think four months rent up-front for a six-month tenancy agreement is fair?

Fro what i understand They say that they can get tenants that would pay 6 months up front!!!!

chris_m

They gotta get the current ones out first, legally ;-)

tbs624

OP -if your friend has difficulties resolving this s/he should get in touch with the Council's Private Sector Rentals Officer.