MInium term for tenancy

v6wrx

I'm looking at renting my house out and was just asking to see if I could rent it out for less than six months am I legal to rent it out on a shorter term? Callum

RAS

You can rent it out out for a week but if you want to rent it out as a Fixed Term Tenancy, the earliest that you can start court proceedings to evict tenants who do not leave is 6 months after the start of the tenancy. And it could be several months before you got possession.

Have you considered "holiday" lets?

JimmyTheWig

I believe you can rent it out for as short a time as you want to. Whether the costs of finding a tenant make it worthwhile I don't know.

The OP in this recent thread would have had it from you for a month:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4215067

v6wrx

The reason why I need a minium tenancy agreement is that I have been asked to work away and don't now when the works will end so is there a agreement that I can just give there two months notice in when I need my property back. I don't fancy signing a six months let when I only work away for three months.

G_M

No.

As said, you can give a fixed term of any length (a wek, a month, 3 months) and the tenant can then leave, without notice, when that fixed term ends.

However, if they do NOT leave, you cannot start eviction proceedings in court for 6 months, under statute. So you would have no guaranteed way of moving back in within the first, say, 8 months.

v6wrx

I understand what your saying but do landlords really use the courts to evict tenants?

v6wrx

Where can I get a fixed term tenancy form from I guess it would be different to the assured short hold tenancy agreement?

theartfullodger

v6wrx wrote: »

Where can I get a fixed term tenancy form from I guess it would be different to the assured short hold tenancy agreement?

Nope, AST would be fine... but you do understand you can't start S21 process until 6 months after tenancy starts?? & no, even if the words on paper say it ain't an AST it will be an AST...

Re using a "holiday let" - again, if it isn't a (real) holiday - (for the tenant)- it will still be an AST...

re..

v6wrx wrote: »

I understand what your saying but do landlords really use the courts to evict tenants?

- yes of course if T doesn't go when asked (& why should T go, he doesn;t have to go..). & No, don't even think about any action that might be considered harassment: That ain't the British way,.. and could get you banged up...

Cheers!

tbs624

v6wrx wrote: »

I understand what your saying but do landlords really use the courts to evict tenants?

Where the LL wants to obtain repossession of the property proper notice has to be given to the T and a court order obtained, unless the T agrees to leave, (T cannot be asked to leave within the Fixed Term unless specific breaches have occurred)

v6wrx

theartfullodger wrote: »

Nope, AST would be fine... but you do understand you can't start S21 process until 6 months after tenancy starts?? & no, even if the words on paper say it ain't an AST it will be an AST...

Re using a "holiday let" - again, if it isn't a (real) holiday - (for the tenant)- it will still be an AST...

re..

- yes of course if T doesn't go when asked (& why should T go, he doesn;t have to go..). & No, don't even think about any action that might be considered harassment: That ain't the British way,.. and could get you banged up...

Cheers!

Thanks for that advice I have a assured tenancy form now so on the section term would I just put one month? Would the tenancy then go in to a periodic Tenancy after the 1st month?

tbs624

On a related issue OP - have you sought (and obtained) your Lender's Consent to Let, assuming that you have bought the property on a residential mortgage? Thought about LL insurance?

Have you done any research at all into property letting? If you have then you'll know about gas safety certs, fire retardant furnishings, tenancy deposit schemes, declaring your rental income to HMRC and so on.