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Giving notice and other stuff
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owensmum75
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Morning all!
I apologise if this has been asked before....
I had notice from my L/A that my rent was going up from £625 a month to £675. We don't agree with the increase and are looking to move. I called the L/A to ask if months notice we had to give them was calendar month or rental month, only to be told according to the original tenancy it is in fact 2 months notice. Our contract ended on 31st of May 2011 and we went on to a rolling month to month contract. I have done some research that suggests we only have to give a month.
The other issue is, our notice period will go over the date of the proposed rent increase (1st of October). As we don't agree with it, are we expected to still pay the increased amount as our last months rent?
Any help gratefully received!
Em
I apologise if this has been asked before....
I had notice from my L/A that my rent was going up from £625 a month to £675. We don't agree with the increase and are looking to move. I called the L/A to ask if months notice we had to give them was calendar month or rental month, only to be told according to the original tenancy it is in fact 2 months notice. Our contract ended on 31st of May 2011 and we went on to a rolling month to month contract. I have done some research that suggests we only have to give a month.
The other issue is, our notice period will go over the date of the proposed rent increase (1st of October). As we don't agree with it, are we expected to still pay the increased amount as our last months rent?
Any help gratefully received!
Em
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Are you in England or Wales, or somewhere else?
What notice did you receive about the rent increase?0 -
And when did you last sign a tenancy agreement?Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0
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jjlandlord wrote: »Are you in England or Wales, or somewhere else?
What notice did you receive about the rent increase?
We live in England and we had a months notice for the rent increase.DVardysShadow wrote: »And when did you last sign a tenancy agreement?
We last signed a tenancy agreement in May last year and it expired 31st of May 2011. We then went onto a rolling contract but haven't signed anything new.0 -
owensmum75 wrote: »We live in England and we had a months notice for the rent increase.
OK, but what form did the notice take? E.g. just a letter for the agent/LL, or a proper section 13 notice.0 -
jjlandlord wrote: »OK, but what form did the notice take? E.g. just a letter for the agent/LL, or a proper section 13 notice.
Sorry!
It was a Section 13.0 -
Our contract ended on 31st of May 2011 and we went on to a rolling month to month contract. I have done some research that suggests we only have to give a month.
You are right, in a statutory periodic tenancy you only have to give one month notice, it has to include a full periodic month, which means if you have not already served it before today then you must do it before 4.30 this afternoon to be able to leave at the end of September. The only way you could do that at this late stage is to deliver it by hand and get a dated receipt for it.
I am assuming your 'periods' run from the 1st day of the month until the last.
I think you could raise a dispute over the rent increase, but I'm not sure.0 -
Good for you for moving and not putting up with the hefty increase
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Good for you for moving and not putting up with the hefty increase
It has shown me how out of touch our L/L is! We've been looking at similar properties in the same area and they're around the £650 mark. Properties that are 3 bed (ours is 2 bed) are about the same as we're paying now! It's not that we can't afford the increase, but it's the principal. Why pay that if we don't have to!0 -
I totally agree. Sounds like she's going to have a void period, only to achieve a similar rental to what she got before, and lose a good tenant. Silly woman.0
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I totally agree. Sounds like she's going to have a void period, only to achieve a similar rental to what she got before, and lose a good tenant. Silly woman.
Well she's going to have to find someone else to pay her ridiculous rent as we're been offered a house we looked at yesterday!:j0
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