Should i pre warn my LL about handing in my notice

thesaint

Gonzo1987 wrote: »

as above - i only know their abroad address, but there may well be a UK on the TA as I know they do have a base here when they come back, I just don't know that address without seeing if it's on my TA

I understand now.
You said you have their "resedential" address. Do you mean their overseas address?

How do you communicate with your landlord?
Don't you have a point of contact in the UK for emergencies?

G_M wrote: »

There are no tenancy periods as OP is in fixed term. The period is the fixed term.

Yes, but they have a break clause. Which will be for complete tenancy periods.

Gonzo1987

thesaint wrote: »

I understand now.
You said you have their "resedential" address. Do you mean their overseas address?

How do you communicate with your landlord?
Don't you have a point of contact in the UK for emergencies?

Yeah, sorry, their oversea's address, we communicate mostly through email.

No point of contact over here for emergencies no.

thesaint

Gonzo1987 wrote: »

Yeah, sorry, their oversea's address, we communicate mostly through email.

In that case, send your notice like I described by e-mail.
The Post Office would also give a certificate of posting for an overseas address.

Gonzo1987 wrote: »

No point of contact over here for emergencies no.

Gonzo1987

thesaint wrote: »

In that case, send your notice like I described by e-mail.
The Post Office would also give a certificate of posting for an overseas address.

Thanks, I will give them a week to get the copy to me and then start looking to serve notice - I had planned on serving notice at the end of December so the tenancy comes to an end in January. Would it be advisable to send notice now for the tenancy to end in Jan or wait.

Gonzo1987

Had a response from my LL - they guessed the reason why I wanted the contract.

thesaint

Gonzo1987 wrote: »

Had a response from my LL - they guessed the reason why I wanted the contract.

Are you sworn to secrecy?

Gonzo1987

haha No, I'm going to speak to them later today, and hopefully we can come to an agreement re: end dates etc. phewww

G_M

thesaint wrote: »

Yes, but they have a break clause. Which will be for complete tenancy periods.

The tenancy period is the fixed term.ie 6 months.

The Break Clause wording could refer to calender months, or rental periods, but tenancy periods are meaningless in the context of a fixed term other than in referring to the fixed term end date.

Hopefully however, the OP will now have a chat and reach a mutual agreement and all this legal stuff can be ignored.....

Gonzo1987

LL has been wonderful but interestingly the neighbours who have made our life less than wonderful had expressed an interest in the flat prior to all this. So part of me wonders if their behaviour which did push us out was part of it....

Delphinum

lulalola wrote: »

I once decided to be courteous and pre-warn the letting agents that I expected to give my notice soon. They then harassed me constantly about when I was going to do so (despite my assuring them that I understood the procedure and the notice period required), telling me how unfair it was on the landlord. I then left it as late as I could to give my notice and I won't bother warning anyone next time.

This was exactly what happened to me. I was harassed for 2 months until I eventually just lost my rag and said 'Fine! This is my month's notice now.' even though I hadn't found anywhere to live yet. In my notice period, I was then text every 2 days asking if the house was clean, if the damage was rectified, etc even though I had weeks left to sort things out. I'll never pre-warn anyone on these kinds of things now.