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Landlord sells property and wants us out

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  • CreditCrunchie
    CreditCrunchie Posts: 473 Forumite
    nadirnwo wrote: »
    No, the LL and the agent told us that they were looking for someone who would hope to stay for 2-3 years. So when I was told in Jan that they are looking to sell the property it came as a big surprise.

    I'm so sorry you're in this position. I know just how you feel as the year before last we too took on a tenancy supposedly long term then landlord decided to sell 4 months in! They are scumbags.
  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
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    nadirnwo wrote: »
    Would it be a fair compromise to ask for a return of the deposit and I agree to leave by the 31st of May that they have requested, rather than getting into the nitty gritty of whether the notice is appropriate, etc? Also, the notice they sent mentions only one of the tenants and is not addressed to the other signatory in case that has any impact?

    If you want to leave then instead of negotiating with the landlord over the return of your deposit before your tenancy ends I'd just withhold the last month's rent.
  • nadirnwo
    nadirnwo Posts: 141 Forumite
    BitterAndTwisted wrote: »
    If you want to leave then instead of negotiating with the landlord over the return of your deposit before your tenancy ends I'd just withhold the last month's rent.

    I was under the impression that if I withheld rent then I would loose some rights?
  • BitterAndTwisted
    BitterAndTwisted Posts: 22,492 Forumite
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    What rights? If you're going to give your own notice and move out then all that matters is that you get your money back.
  • Pandilex
    Pandilex Posts: 410 Forumite
    Cost me a fortune to move after I got served an S21, agency fees for renting were about 450 quid, plus removal costs and other misc stuff :(
  • nadirnwo
    nadirnwo Posts: 141 Forumite
    BitterAndTwisted wrote: »
    What rights? If you're going to give your own notice and move out then all that matters is that you get your money back.

    True, hadn't thought of it that way. I just thought that withholding rent could later come back to haunt a tenant if the issue went to court.
  • nadirnwo
    nadirnwo Posts: 141 Forumite
    Pandilex wrote: »
    Cost me a fortune to move after I got served an S21, agency fees for renting were about 450 quid, plus removal costs and other misc stuff :(

    Agree, the costs just pile up and letting agents swoop in for the kill.
  • nadirnwo
    nadirnwo Posts: 141 Forumite
    My LL is now arguing that they received the deposit from the letting agent a week after we paid it to the letting agent.

    If I as a tenant paid the letting agent a deposit before the tenancy started, is that the day from which the 30 days start?
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    nadirnwo wrote: »
    My LL is now arguing that they received the deposit from the letting agent a week after we paid it to the letting agent.

    If I as a tenant paid the letting agent a deposit before the tenancy started, is that the day from which the 30 days start?
    The agent is..... an agent of the landlord. As such he receives the deposit on behalf of the landlord.

    So yes, 30 days starts when you pay it.
  • nadirnwo
    nadirnwo Posts: 141 Forumite
    G_M wrote: »
    The agent is..... an agent of the landlord. As such he receives the deposit on behalf of the landlord.

    So yes, 30 days starts when you pay it.

    Thank you for the clarification. My LL is arguing that they received the deposit from the letting agent late, so therefore the 30 days does not apply to them.

    Also, they are arguing that they do not need to issue an S21 as they are pointing to the break clause in the contract. And so they are arguing that the legislation regarding S21's and deposit protection are not valid.
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