Thinking of leaving letting agent and going solo

G_M

So please to have opened up this chestnut...

Sadly the legal distinction, whilst important in some circumstances, is unlikely to help the OP one jot....

jjlandlord

G_M wrote: »

Sadly the legal distinction, whilst important in some circumstances, is unlikely to help the OP one jot....

It is important in all circumstances and is bound to help OP as he's a rather new landlord.

tbs624

jjlandlord wrote: »

That's not what you said ("as tenancy does not end simply because FT expires"), which was both incorrect and confusing.

Clearly, from your response, how I worded it meant that there *was* room for confusion - as I say, forum posts are open to different interpretation. I accept that.

Even in real life we all have situations where we think that what we have said is perfectly clear, yet the other party will receive a message other than the one we think we've put across.

Do note that there was deliberate omission of the word "the" in front of the word "tenancy" - to me that differentiated the point sufficiently but to you it did not.

jjlandlord wrote: »

.... the answer is not that the tenancy has not ended, it has, but that that fixed term tenancy was replaced automatically replaced by another tenancy.

I note that you edited your own post to add the part about the fact that indeed a tenancy did still exist after expiry of the FT

jjlandlord wrote: »

The word 'tenancy' is not meant to be used to refer to the whole period a tenant remains in occupation.

The point was that the tenant being in occupation after the expiry of the Fixed term will still have a tenancy in place..

I think we have clarified that one.:)

rentergirl

If tenants misbehave, all agents ever do is bat things right back to a landlord, who must then pay. Get landlord insurance, treat it like a business, and good luck!