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Tenants agreeing to having 1 months notice - OK?

Hi all, quick qu for those of you experienced in lettings.

I have tenants in a house of mine who where going to move out in to their own purchased place that has sadly fallen through.

I am about to commence a major renovation on the place timed to start when they gave me their 1 month notice. No set start date yet.

They have asked to stay in the house and that as long as i give then 1 month notice to vacate on request.

This would be win-win for both of us (as I'm not ready to start work yet) but my concern is that everything I read says that technically I always have to give them 2 months notice.

If I have a record of all agreements in emails then is that enough to legally reduce their notice period to 1 month?

What I don't want is a builder lined up to start and for them to insist on 2 months notice?

Comments

  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    Lets say you agree to this.
    You give them one month.
    They say sorry we want our statutory 2 months and you need a court order.

    What do you do after one month is up?
    Kick them out?
    Change the locks?
    Are you sure you want to risk getting to that situation? I wouldn't.
  • Nah, just sling them out on the streets!

    The poor saps have been paying off your loan for you but hey, who cares about them!
  • jjlandlord
    jjlandlord Posts: 5,099 Forumite
    At the moment, essentially you have their word that they will accept to surrender their tenancy upon 1 month notice from you.

    That's great if they keep they word, but if they don't: tough.

    If for some reason time is of the essence for you, you should serve them with a s.21 notice now so that you can start court proceedings without delay if and when necessary.

    That being said, if they are really looking to buy and move they'll likely leave within 6 months. They will have to give you 1+ month notice and it might be simpler to wait till then to schedule your work.
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