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  • fluffybunni
    fluffybunni Posts: 24 Forumite
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    thank-you everyone :)
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    Pixie5740 wrote: »
    The LL can issue a section 21 notice to kick off the proceedings which will eventually lead to eviction at any point during the tenancy. It's just that they won't be able to get the tenant out before the end of the fixed term unless there are extenuating circumstances such as rent arrears or using the property as a cannabis farm.

    Right so you agree with me then.
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    SerialRenter wrote: »
    As Pixie says, the LL can serve notice whenever they want, even if the courts wont issue a possession order during the fixed term.
    But more specifically I meant a mutual surrender of the tenancy, which the LL would presumably agree to if they wish to evict and/or have served notice.

    A mutual surrender is not an eviction.

    Your suggestion was that the tenant would be at risk of eviction.
    They aren't.
    They may be able to be disruptive enough to encourage the LL to offer a mutual surrender. One would however presume that such encouragement would not lead to a particularly favourable reference.
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    mrginge wrote: »
    Right so you agree with me then.

    Not quite. The LL can make the decision that they want to evict the tenant at any point in time.

    It's just that thankfully the tenant cannot physically be evicted during the fixed term unless there are extenuating circumstances.

    Although really a LL doesn't evict a T, only a court can do that.
  • SerialRenter
    SerialRenter Posts: 611 Forumite
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    edited 29 April 2014 at 1:55PM
    mrginge wrote: »
    A mutual surrender is not an eviction.

    Your suggestion was that the tenant would be at risk of eviction.
    They aren't.
    They may be able to be disruptive enough to encourage the LL to offer a mutual surrender. One would however presume that such encouragement would not lead to a particularly favourable reference.

    The only suggestion of a risk of eviction was made before the OP had said actually said they were on a 12 month contract. After which I talked about mural surrender. Sorry I made an assumption.

    Wishing to evict is an intention a landlord can have, not necessarily something they can actually do, I think the difference has been made clear in this thread.

    Personally I've never been asked to provide a reference from previous landlords. Perhaps I've been lucky, or perhaps the importance of a landlords reference is overstated.
    *Assuming you're in England or Wales.
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    Pixie5740 wrote: »
    Not quite. The LL can make the decision that they want to evict the tenant at any point in time.

    It's just that thankfully the tenant cannot physically be evicted during the fixed term unless there are extenuating circumstances.

    Although really a LL doesn't evict a T, only a court can do that.

    I can decide to play in goal for west brom if i want.
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    mrginge wrote: »
    I can decide to play in goal for west brom if i want.

    It's good to have dreams and ambitions. I'm sure the Baggies are hoping to get you signed up for next season.
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