Issued a s.21 - viewings?

tumbledowngirl

In a nutshell -


6 month AST is due to end 3rd November.
We have issued the tenant an s21 today.
Can we conduct viewings anytime within those 2 months, with the tenant's permission?

jjlandlord

You can do whatever you want with the tenant's permission.

molerat

tumbledowngirl wrote: »

In a nutshell -


6 month AST is due to end 3rd November.
We have issued the tenant an s21 today.
Can we conduct viewings anytime within those 2 months, with the tenant's permission?

Yes, highlighted part being the important factor.

tumbledowngirl

Thanks - as I thought.


I'm expecting that the tenant will prove difficult about viewings, actually - we have issued him with the s.21 because he has breached his tenancy agreement by having animals in the property without permission.


What is the best way to go about finding new tenants, given that the s.21 is not a notice to quit? Is there any way of protecting against a situation in which new tenants are due to move in, but the current tenant is refusing to move out?

Voyager2002

tumbledowngirl wrote: »

Thanks - as I thought.


I'm expecting that the tenant will prove difficult about viewings, actually - we have issued him with the s.21 because he has breached his tenancy agreement by having animals in the property without permission.


What is the best way to go about finding new tenants, given that the s.21 is not a notice to quit? Is there any way of protecting against a situation in which new tenants are due to move in, but the current tenant is refusing to move out?

Smooth personal relations and the offer of money to help with removal costs if the tenant leaves reasonably promptly.

It is too early even to think about finding new tenants until you know what the current tenant is likely to do.

tumbledowngirl

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Smooth personal relations and the offer of money to help with removal costs if the tenant leaves reasonably promptly.

It is too early even to think about finding new tenants until you know what the current tenant is likely to do.

So our tenant gets a great deal - he breaches the tenancy agreement AND gets paid for doing so?
How nice for him - and all because he refused to pay a pet bond. (we didn't refuse permission for the cats outright, we simply requested a pet bond to cover damage, cleaning etc).



Thanks for your advice.

chanz4

Did he pay the rent on time, and is the house clean? If so you may be overeacting

19lottie82

tumbledowngirl wrote: »

So our tenant gets a great deal - he breaches the tenancy agreement AND gets paid for doing so?
How nice for him - and all because he refused to pay a pet bond. (we didn't refuse permission for the cats outright, we simply requested a pet bond to cover damage, cleaning etc).



Thanks for your advice.

He doesn't have to. It's your choice. He may drag his heels and make things as difficult as possible for you, IF he does, YOU can CHOOSE to encourage him to be a bit more cooperative. It's your choice.

19lottie82

chanz4 wrote: »

Did he pay the rent on time, and is the house clean? If so you may be overeacting

Good point, is he a good tenant, apart from keeping the cat that you said no to?

fairy_lights

tumbledowngirl wrote: »

So our tenant gets a great deal - he breaches the tenancy agreement AND gets paid for doing so?

It was your choice to evict him though. You certainly don't have to offer him any incentives to leave, but might have a void period between him and the next tenant. But that's all part and parcel of being a Landlord, surely?

tumbledowngirl

Thanks for all your replies.


Maybe I haven't been clear.
The tenant signed a tenancy agreement, which said no pets.
He then asked for permission to have kittens in the property. We agreed, on the proviso that he pay a pet bond of £200, to be held by the TDS in the same way as the original deposit.
He responded that he thought this was unreasonable.
We explained our reasons for requesting it.
He then ignored all contact from our agent on our behalf to attempt to discuss the matter, and then went ahead and acquired 2 kittens anyway.


Does this make him a good tenant or a bad tenant?


While I completely accept that void periods are part and part of being a landlord, I also thought that part and parcel of being a tenant is agreeing to the terms set out in the tenancy agreement you signed.