Ending a Periodic Tenancy

jjlandlord

theartfullodger wrote: »

If you stick it through agent's post-box with a witness that should be OK - ideally Saturday, if not Sunday..

If hand delivered out of office hours (that's sunday and quite possibly saturday if agent's closed) the notice will only be deemed served on the next working day, i.e. monday.

may_fair

amy104 wrote: »

Can I hand deliver it when no-one is there? I've not seen the property yet so don't know if I'll want to give notice till late tomorrow, by which point our LA will be closed.

Yes, if you hand deliver it, the notice will be deemed served the same day, and it doesn't matter if the recipient's office is closed that day.

But the notice should be served at the address for serving notices (usually) given in the tenancy agreement, so check that this is indeed the letting agent's office.

It's also advisable to take a witness when hand delivering, and to keep a copy of the notice.

jjlandlord

may_fair wrote: »

Yes, if you hand deliver it, the notice will be deemed served the same day, and it doesn't matter if the recipient's office is closed that day.

As mentioned in my previous post I do not think that the case if delivered not on a business day:

e.g. for reference: http://fidler.co.uk/blogs/landlord/2011/06/29/serving-notices/

If the Notice is delivered before 4.30 pm on a business day (Monday to Friday are classed as business days) it is deemed as being served on that day, this means that your notice period can run from that day. However, if you can’t serve the Notice until after 4.30 pm on a business day your Notice must run from the following day Alternatively if you are serving a Notice at the weekend, it can’t start running until the Monday.

PheoUK

I wouldn't panic too much they may not be too worried. But technically they could insist on 1 full months notice. So you'll have to serve today if you want to be sure.

bristol_pilot

You have the right not to allow prospective new tenants to view the property until the tenancy has ended. Landlords can be 'encouraged' to be flexible about notice periods if in turn you permit them to show prospective tenants around in the last few weeks.

may_fair

jjlandlord wrote: »

As mentioned in my previous post I do not think that the case if delivered not on a business day:

e.g. for reference: http://fidler.co.uk/blogs/landlord/2011/06/29/serving-notices/

That is indeed the case under the civil procedure rules, but a tenant's notice to quit is not served in the context of litigation. I do not think that the link is a sufficiently reliable source.

However, it's always best to err on the side of caution (and also not to leave serving notice till the very last minute) so I accept that it would be advisable to assume that a notice served at the weekend will not be deemed served till the next business day.