Notice To Quit

7Seven_2

G_M wrote: »

Yes - You're probobly right artful.

What does that mean?

sorry, not sure of all the terms etc

Thanks

Turnbull2000

Sorry if this sounds harsh OP, but you really shouldn't be renting with a family (unless it's a secure social house). I've a friend who's wife and daughter have suffered under two unscrupulous landlords, and are now on their third property in three years.

Do you have any friends or family that can help with a deposit for a property of your own? In 12 months time, a 5% deposit will be good enough for a decent mortgage deal thanks to the Help to Buy scheme coming into force. That could be your chance to escape the rental sector and provide a more secure home.

7Seven_2

Turnbull2000 wrote: »

Sorry if this sounds harsh OP, but you really shouldn't be renting with a family (unless it's a secure social house). I've a friend who's wife and daughter have suffered under two unscrupulous landlords, and are now on their third property in three years.

Do you have any friends or family that can help with a deposit for a property of your own? In 12 months time, a 5% deposit will be good enough for a decent mortgage deal thanks to the Help to Buy scheme coming into force. That could be your chance to escape the rental sector and provide a more secure home.

The house is rented through a housing association.

I cannot afford a deposit to rent privately let alone even considering a deposit on a mortgage. I'm a carer and between myself and my partner, including benefits for the children, we receive under £14,000 per year.

As this money is mostly benefits, not earned income, a mortgage is not possible. Even if we were earning, our credit is abysmal and banks wont even lend us a penny.

Family are unable to help. The only chance of us ever owning will be through inheritance.

Before I'm flamed, we would do anything to be in the position to own a property.

G_M

Yes - You're probobly right artful.

7Seven wrote: »

What does that mean?

sorry, not sure of all the terms etc

Thanks

I was replying to post 15 by theartfullodger:

Does that not make the tenancy periodic from day 1?? (period = rent payable frequency..)???

:rotfl:

7Seven_2

G_M wrote: »

I was replying to post 15 by theartfullodger:


:rotfl:

I know lol

was asking about what theartfullodger mentioned about it being a periodic from Day 1

Soot2006

Turnbull2000 wrote: »

Sorry if this sounds harsh OP, but you really shouldn't be renting with a family (unless it's a secure social house). I've a friend who's wife and daughter have suffered under two unscrupulous landlords, and are now on their third property in three years.

Do you have any friends or family that can help with a deposit for a property of your own? In 12 months time, a 5% deposit will be good enough for a decent mortgage deal thanks to the Help to Buy scheme coming into force. That could be your chance to escape the rental sector and provide a more secure home.

Are you for real?
You don't have enough facts to make this mortgage promise.

I've a friend who's wife and daughter have suffered under two unscrupulous landlords, and are now on their third property in three years.

So what? How is your anecdotal situation relevant to the OP other than to scare them?

Without a secure, non-benefit related income, a 95% mortgaged home is hardly providing greater security than a rented home? It is likely to be much more expensive than OP's current rental, without any housing to help with monthly payments if things go wrong ... and then the heating breaks down next winter ...

Fire_Fox

7Seven wrote: »

Thanks everybody.

Im worried sick.. For the kids mainly.


We cant handle moving again
We were locked out of our previous private rental
And we had everything stolen by the LL

So it breaks us to be back to square one again.


I know I can stay put so to speak

Ive never been one to rock the boat as they say

Its not doing me any fabours by worrying I know
As ill not be able to find out anything yet anyway

But im so scared...really.

Anybody know if shelter are open over the weekend?

Well that sounds like the council/ housing association may have housed you temporarily for one year because you were homeless, in order to give you time to find suitable alternative accommodation (statutory duty). Did you not know this was a temporary and not a permanent arrangement? Have you put your names down on the list for permanent social housing and have you been bidding?

Are you sure you were not served another notice, perhaps a section 21, fairly early in the tenancy or even with the tenancy agreement if you paid no deposit? No offence but it doesn't really sound like you read your paperwork before signing it, have you kept everything?

http://www.sheltercymru.org.uk/get-advice/get-advice-online/homelessness/help-from-the-council
http://www.sheltercymru.org.uk/get-advice/get-advice-online/homelessness/help-from-the-council/overview-of-the-councils-duties
http://www.rhonddacynontafhousing.co.uk/index.php?section=accommodation&option=housing_solutions_wizard
http://www.rhonddacynontafhousing.co.uk/uploads/docs/docs_1323162670.pdf
http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/housing/homelessnessandprevention/homelessness-adviceandsupport/homelessness-adviceandsupport.aspx

7Seven_2

This was never a temporary house

it was always a long term

we read all of the paperwork 100% with the housing officer

no notice was ever given during the tenancy..


I do understand what I have signed
and would know if I had been given a notice early on.

we were so high up the waiting list that we were offered housing immediately upon applying... in fact there isnt a housing list here like most areas.. we actually seem to have more housing available than is actually needed at the moment.. lucky I suppose.

in fact the housing here allows you to go to the office
chose a property that is suitable
2 bed in my case

and as long as you are entintled to the benefit for that house
( we are )
you have it there and then, no waiting at all.

and everything, even my good neighbour contract & welcome pack is here

all documents that were ever to do with the house are in a folder next to me.

7Seven_2

also, there is no bidding system here at all

I signed for housing and as mentioned was offered a property on the same day as I was accepted.

there isn't two forms here, just the application for housing

and my situation was overcrowding

we (Myself, Partner & two children under 5 ) were at my Grandmothers 2 bedroom property. ( have always lived with her myself )

on the estate I am on now, there is a lot of empty houses & flats

I know 1 girl who recently moved to another property as she was pregnant by her neighbour and so both hers and next door are now empty..

as I said, The housing in this area seems to be a very rare situation,

G_M

7Seven wrote: »

I know lol

was asking about what theartfullodger mentioned about it being a periodic from Day 1

Sorry.

A Periodic Tenancy (whether Statutory or Contractual as this seems to be) has no 'Fixed Term' ie no date at which it ends.

It just continues month by month for ever or..... until either the tenant or landlord gives the other Notice which they can do at any time.

Statutory Periiodic Tenancies (STP), and how to end them, are explained in the post below. Yours seems to be a contractual Periodic Tenancy (since it is the contract that created it), but the rules for ending it are exactly the same as an SPT.

Ending/Renewing an AST (what happens when the Fixed Term ends?)(What is a Periodic Tenancy?)(How can a LL remove a tenant?)(How can a tenant end a tenancy?)