LandLord just gave me notice.

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Pixie5740 wrote: »

From Shelter's website:

"For a section 21 notice to be valid, it must be in writing and at least two months long. The notice does not have to be in any special form.

Extra rules apply if you have always been a periodic assured shorthold tenant (your landlord has never given you a fixed term tenancy), when the notice must also:

end on the last day of a tenancy period (this is usually the day before your rent is due) and
state that it is being issued under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988
You do not have to leave when the notice period expires.

To evict you the landlord must take you to court to get a possession order. They can do this any time after the notice period expires. If you have a fixed-term tenancy, before starting court action they must also wait until the fixed-term has expired, unless there is a 'break clause'. This is a clause that allows you or the landlord to end your tenancy early."

So a letter could be valid notice but in this case it's not. The important date is the date notice was served, in this case 18th December, not the date the LL has written on the letter, 15th December. It's a moot point in this case though because the deposit wasn't protected.

Maybe the OP has had a good deal in terms of the amount of rent paid but it's the LL who set the rent. If he's diddled himself then hard cheese.

I pay my rent at the beginning of the month so the date in the notice is wrong.
I didn't have an amazing deal when I rented the property 3 years ago. It was the normal price in the area. The prices went up too much, that is the problem. I always thought that the LL would propose a increase in the rent instead of asking for the property back to be honest. He always made it clear that he would never want to come back to live her with his own family (too small for his liking) and he wanted another area too. We have no reason to be evicted, rent always paid on time, no damage and no complaints.
I don't know what is going on.
I accept I have to leave at some point but I am not crazy enough to go to another private renting if I have the right and opportunity to get social housing. I know it may be a bit unsettling for my child at the begging but it is the best decision on the long run I think.

TBeckett100

Deleted_User wrote: »

The father is paying the support he is supposed to according to the gov calculator and he is having regular contact. Fortunately enough he doesn't get drunk when he is in charge of our child. He is not a bad person but his alcoholism brings out his demons. Social Service is involved. I involved SS myself in order to arrange counselling for my child and support for my ex and also to cover my back in case I have to prove he is not a fit father at some point.

Excellent. It's a shame that men do look at the calculator in a website and pay what they can get away with rather than meet the true material needs. Whatever happens to your homelife, I hope somewhere down the line you will meet someone who treats you and your child properly

TBeckett100

Deleted_User wrote: »

I pay my rent at the beginning of the month so the date in the notice is wrong.
I didn't have an amazing deal when I rented the property 3 years ago. It was the normal price in the area. The prices went up too much, that is the problem. I always thought that the LL would propose a increase in the rent instead of asking for the property back to be honest. He always made it clear that he would never want to come back to live her with his own family (too small for his liking) and he wanted another area too. We have no reason to be evicted, rent always paid on time, no damage and no complaints.
I don't know what is going on.
I accept I have to leave at some point but I am not crazy enough to go to another private renting if I have the right and opportunity to get social housing. I know it may be a bit unsettling for my child at the begging but it is the best decision on the long run I think.

I lay money that LL has probably gone through a breakup and needs to decamp to his own place or he needs to mark it has his residence before selling it

45002

See that link been deleted, shame !

[Deleted User]

TBeckett100 wrote: »

Excellent. It's a shame that men do look at the calculator in a website and pay what they can get away with rather than meet the true material needs. Whatever happens to your homelife, I hope somewhere down the line you will meet someone who treats you and your child properly

Thank you but meeting someone is unthinkable at the moment and I am sure in the future.

All I want is to work and to bring up my child. Provide a happy childhood and learning opportunities for her, hoping she grows up to be a decent adult and praying she doesn't inherit addiction tendencies and if she does, at least I pray that she can have the strength to seek help and look after herself.

I strive to be a goos role model. And separating from her father was the best I could do for my own sake and hers.

SeduLOUs

45002 wrote: »

See that link been deleted, shame !

And rightly so. I don't necessarily agree with the guy's posts, but at least they are relevant and civilised.

TBeckett100

Deleted_User wrote: »

Thank you but meeting someone is unthinkable at the moment and I am sure in the future.

All I want is to work and to bring up my child. Provide a happy childhood and learning opportunities for her, hoping she grows up to be a decent adult and praying she doesn't inherit addiction tendencies and if she does, at least I pray that she can have the strength to seek help and look after herself.

I strive to be a goos role model. And separating from her father was the best I could do for my own sake and hers.

Well, you can only do your best. As I say to mine, be the best you can. Whether they turn out to be shelf stackers or serial killers, as long as they put their heart and soul into it, I'll always be there. Provided they don't kill me.

justjohn

TBeckett100 wrote: »

On one hand landlords are slated for profiteering out of letting and on the other, the landlord is made to jump through hoops and expenses to get his rightful property back

Why not just let the landlord have his property back hassle free? It isn't his fault you can't afford to move, you have a child you cannot support self sufficiently or run your own life without help from the state

Never understood this .....the LL will get the house back sooner or later. Some tenants seem to put so much effort into staying in a property rather than looking for a new one.

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justjohn wrote: »

Never understood this .....the LL will get the house back sooner or later. Some tenants seem to put so much effort into staying in a property rather than looking for a new one.

Here we go again.

duchy

justjohn wrote: »

Never understood this .....the LL will get the house back sooner or later. Some tenants seem to put so much effort into staying in a property rather than looking for a new one.

It is very simple- council housing departments will deem someone who leaves at the end of their notice period as having made themselves intentionally homeless (as they "could" have stayed in the property until a court order was made). If the tenant is to have any chance of social housing then they have no choice but to stay on until an eviction order is granted.

It's a stupid waste of court time , expensive for landlords and often means tenants have to take time off work and endure a stressful situation and uncertainty but that is how council housing departments insist it must be.