Letting agent troubles

G_M

pinkshoes wrote: »

Tell them you will be staying, but want to go onto a rolling contract rather than paying their fee. You will re-sign if they wave their fee.

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I would not do this at this time.

It simply introduces a second point of contention/dispute.

Yes, renewal fee Vs periodic tenancy etc blah blah - all irrelevant at the moment. Fight your battles when they arise!

You have no obligation to decide now whether you wish to stay or not, and if yes, whether on a new fixed term or periodic tenancy.

But if you wish to diffuse the situation, why not tell them, verbally and/or in writing, that at present your plan is to stay into next year.

Just be clear in your wording that you are making no formal commitment. "At present, I envisage....." or "At this point in time I have no plan to leave at the end of the contract" etc

as an aside, you do not need to give any notice when your fixed term ends. When it ends, it ends. Assuming you move out.

More here:

Ending/Renewing an AST (what happens when the Fixed Term ends?)(What is a Periodic Tenancy?)(How can a LL remove a tenant?)(How can a tenant end a tenancy?)