Rental Notice Clarification please

niklepic

We want to move out of our rented property in October so i just wanted to check that I'll be handing in my notice properly.

Our rent payment date is 24th of the month and we#ve just made our first payment after the end of our 6 month tenancy agreement (moved in in February). I believe we're now on a rolling contract as we haven't signed anything further.

Am i right that if i hand my notice in next week, I'll need to pay rent again in September as I'm a little too late for the month's notice and that I'm then paid up to move out any time up to 24th October?

Thanks for any assistance.

HappyMJ

23rd October but it's close enough.

DVardysShadow

Beware of working it out from the rent due date. Work it out from the rental period. This is normally a month and starts on the day you took out the tenancy. Rent due dates normally coincide but sometimes don't. So if you moved in on the 24th, the rental period is 24th month <n>. to 23 of month <n+1>

Benji

niklepic wrote: »

Am i right that if i hand my notice in next week, I'll need to pay rent again in September as I'm a little too late for the month's notice and that I'm then paid up to move out any time up to 24th October?

As others have said, presuming you moved in on the 24th, your final day will be the 23rd. You have to give a minimum of a months notice, so there is no hurry - anything up to 23rd September will do.

Having said that - how have you got on with your landlord? You're only a day or 5 late, would he be willing to let you go on 23/9? Talk to him ASAP.

may_fair

niklepic wrote: »

We want to move out of our rented property in October so i just wanted to check that I'll be handing in my notice properly.

Our rent payment date is 24th of the month and we#ve just made our first payment after the end of our 6 month tenancy agreement (moved in in February). I believe we're now on a rolling contract as we haven't signed anything further.

Am i right that if i hand my notice in next week, I'll need to pay rent again in September as I'm a little too late for the month's notice and that I'm then paid up to move out any time up to 24th October?

Thanks for any assistance.

Your notice to quit must give LL at least one month and also expire at the end of a tenancy period. If your fixed term commenced on 24th February (?), it expired on 23rd August (unless the contract specifies otherwise). That being the case, the tenancy periods commenced on 24th August and run 24th - 23rd of the month (because rent is payable monthly). If you serve NTQ this week (or anytime up to 23rd September - but don't leave it till the last minute), then the notice should expire on 23rd October. Your NTQ ends the tenancy at notice expiry so you are obliged to vacate on or before notice expiry.

G_M

may_fair wrote: »

.....If you serve NTQ this week (or anytime up to 23rd September - but don't leave it till the last minute), ....

Remember the LL or agent must receive the NTQ by this date - posting it on that date is not enough.