Student daughter told to leave several days early

amiehall

I'm always shocked that there aren't more issues with student lettings. I guess it is just ignorance of the law. I have never been served a S21 for my current property for example and I know that someone else has a signed tenancy from 1st July. I do intend to move out next week so there's no issue, but I have no idea what they would do if I didn't... It's like it hasn't even crossed their minds. I never hear of it happening though, I guess people just don't know their rights. One of my friends has arranged temporary accommodation for 6 weeks as she is a nurse with a longer term and she was shocked when I told her she could just have stayed in her current property. Court proceedings would surely have taken longer than the time she wanted to stay on...

Yorkie1

jjlandlord wrote: »

Unless they (tenancies) are, e.g., for an accommodation in a university's hall of residence.
Perhaps that's a source of confusion.

Good point. I had assumed, from the reference to a landlord, that it was a student house in residential land, rather than a hall of residence.

silvercar

dimbo61 wrote: »

If your daughter is the only tenant and renting on her own then an email to the LA could cause them huge problems.
Did you sign a deed of guarentor form ?
Has she been sharing with other student tenants ? On a joint tenancy !
Have the rest gone home and are waiting for the deposit to be returned ?
If she stays after the 30th she will have to pay a full months rent for the whole property.

This is the key reason why student tenancies generally end at the end of the fixed term. If one student stays on the rent for the whole property will need to be paid.

Herbalus

silvercar wrote: »

This is the key reason why student tenancies generally end at the end of the fixed term. If one student stays on the rent for the whole property will need to be paid.

That's certainly an incentive to move out.

From my experiences, I'm willing to bet that a significant percentage of landlords (as in 60,70, 80% even) have signed new agreements with other students when the current students haven't left. Heck, where I am the frenzy for new houses starts in November for the following start of academic year in August/September.

The consequences for the landlord would be a lot more severe than they would be for the tenant who stays there and has to continue paying rent.

amiehall

Herbalus wrote: »

That's certainly an incentive to move out.

From my experiences, I'm willing to bet that a significant percentage of landlords (as in 60,70, 80% even) have signed new agreements with other students when the current students haven't left. Heck, where I am the frenzy for new houses starts in November for the following start of academic year in August/September.

The consequences for the landlord would be a lot more severe than they would be for the tenant who stays there and has to continue paying rent.

Absolutely. I would think the landlord would be paying the current tenant to leave...

Viberduo

I remember when I lived at my last student house I wanted to stay another year and told LL but he never even asked me just told me he had viewings like 15 minutes later one day then sent me texts saying the house was filthy, the "filth" was a unmade bed as I slept in and my dressing gown on the floor and a spotless room, and my flatmate left a bowl in the sink from his breakfast, all bins were empty, no rubbish everywhere, place hoovered night before etc.

Sorry point is landlords and LA's have a habit of being a pain, when I moved out he refused to give deposit back saying I needed to prove I didnt owe utility bills, and a signed document that stated I had no debts at that address which he isnt allowed to do.

mrbrightside842

We once left a rented house and the 30th was on a Sunday and so we were made to leave on the Friday so that they could inspect it on the Friday when we were present and not the Monday. I wish we'd said no to them as it was such a stress to move earlier than planned when I was pregnant. They also charged us £1000 to get out of our contract 3 months early, again I wish I'd known about this site then!

Viberduo

mrbrightside842 wrote: »

We once left a rented house and the 30th was on a Sunday and so we were made to leave on the Friday so that they could inspect it on the Friday when we were present and not the Monday. I wish we'd said no to them as it was such a stress to move earlier than planned when I was pregnant. They also charged us £1000 to get out of our contract 3 months early, again I wish I'd known about this site then!

I remember agreeing a time and date for a agent to inspect and to hand keys back and was paid up to Monday, they never turned up so I moved out(about 300 miles away) and on the Monday morning got a phone call saying they turned up to get keys back and I wasnt in and how they would charge me for rent until I gave keys back!

Herbalus

Viberduo wrote: »

Sorry point is [STRIKE]landlords and LA's[/STRIKE] some landlords and LAs [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] can have a habit of being a pain

Corrected that for you

Florrie_Fimble

Thanks for everyone's input. Following some of the advice, strangely the LA are now able to attend an appointment on the last day of the tenancy. Well I never.

Daughter is happy to move. She's had people from the National Emergency Gas Service knock on her door to let her know they are dealing with some serious issues in her block and her supply is going to be disrupted. Also her water is now a funny colour!