What date should I give utilities etc as moving day?

G_M

ladymagpie wrote: »

With all due respect I think you haven't read my post correctly.

With all due respect, I think you have not read my post, and the link within it, correctly.

If you have a fixed term contract, NO notice is required, but you cannot end it without LL agreement.

If you have a Periodic contract, the notice must align with the Periods- it is not a straight '4 weeks' (whatever your contract may say. The contract could say you have to give 4 months notice. That too would be unenforcible and meaningless.).

I am only attempting to ensure you avoid difficulties. Of course, if your LL has accepted/agreed to your 4 weeks, that is fine.



I have given 4 weeks notice for my rented property (as stated in my OP) as required by my contract and most contracts I have ever looked at that are rented.
An unusual clause unless you are a lodger,not a tenant.

When looking online most things such as gas, water and electricity can only do things regarding a move 10 days before I finish moving. For example:

That is from their moving home section on the website, I can't paste the link.

So when I rang npower it was explained to me that while they can, as someone else has pointed out, get everything set up for me today (and have done) nothing will begin until after the date I actually get my keys and I will be charged in the interim by the current supplier to the house which is eon.

Most buyers simply take over the existing electricity/gas supply at the property by ringing on day one with a meter reading.

That ensures continuity of service.

They then have the option to shop around at their leisure and switch in the next month or two.

ladymagpie

G_M wrote: »

Most buyers simply take over the existing electricity/gas supply at the property by ringing on day one with a meter reading.

That ensures continuity of service.

They then have the option to shop around at their leisure and switch in the next month or two.

My contract states - "The tenant will provide 4 weeks notice in writing to the agent when the tenant wishes to terminate this agreement." Our contract was a 12 month contract, which went to a rolling contract after the 12 months. We've lived here for 2 years. I had a phonecall after handing in our notice in which they asked for our forwarding address (which I had forgotten to give) and that was it, and they're having someone view the flat soon so I guess it's all ok. Apologies if I've offended but I know that I have followed the terms on the contract that I signed, regardless of what it says on the sites you've given. I could tell them "actually according to the law I don't need to give this much notice" however that would be detrimental to myself as I need an overlap so I can move.

Our original thinking was that to find out whether we can avoid having to pay any outstanding balance by staying with the same supplier when we switch. When we found we had to pay the outstanding no matter what, we looked on uSwitch and decided to stick with the same one as it had a better deal.

G_M

ladymagpie wrote: »

..... I could tell them "actually according to the law I don't need to give this much notice"

My concern was that the law actually requires you to give more notice, and your landlord might turn round at some stage, perhaps even after you have left, and require more rent and/or make a deduction from your deposit.

However if you are confidant your LL has accepted 4 weeks, then you have no problem.

ladymagpie

G_M wrote: »

My concern was that the law actually requires you to give more notice, and your landlord might turn round at some stage, perhaps even after you have left, and require more rent and/or make a deduction from your deposit.

However if you are confidant your LL has accepted 4 weeks, then you have no problem.

I'm sure they can't do that if we've both signed a contract agreeing to those terms, unless there's a chance that the landlord could turn around and say they were unfair terms to begin with, but then they should have raised this with us when I handed in our notice at least.

G_M

ladymagpie wrote: »

I'm sure they can't do that if we've both signed a contract agreeing to those terms, unless there's a chance that the landlord could turn around and say they were unfair terms to begin with, but then they should have raised this with us when I handed in our notice at least.

The law over-rules a contract. So yes, they can.

But if they have accepted your notice (I assume you have their acceptance in writing?) then that would over-rule any attempt to enforce the required Notice Period.

ladymagpie

G_M wrote: »

The law over-rules a contract. So yes, they can.

But if they have accepted your notice (I assume you have their acceptance in writing?) then that would over-rule any attempt to enforce the required Notice Period.

I only handed in my notice on Tuesday, however I haven't had any acceptance in writing just yet. Ill give them a call tomorrow to make sure they at least email me a confirmation. Thanks for the tip though .

silvercar

My contract states - "The tenant will provide 4 weeks notice in writing to the agent when the tenant wishes to terminate this agreement."

If the contract states that, then I can't see the landlord being able to impose more onerous terms. Unless there is another sentence that the notice is required to end at the end of a rent period.