Was served a 21(4)(a)

jander

G_M wrote: »

So S21 expiry date of 31st is correct if periods run from first to last day of each month.

If deposit is registerd AND you received the 'Prescribed Information ' within 30 days of paying, then, again, the S21 is valid.

But I could always challenge this:

"As a result of recent court cases, in particular the Superstrike case, the RLA advices landlord to re-serve a copy of the deposit protection certificate/receipt, prescribed information and the scheme’s leaflet."

jjlandlord

Regarding the expiry date: These days it does not matter that much in common cases as long as at least 2 months notice is given.

domcastro

You've been given an S21 - just leave. Why get advice on how to cause trouble? If you take the "I'm not leaving route" and make the courts intervene - 1. you will lose the current place you are living, and 2. no private landlord would ever rent to you again. You'll have a life of B&B

domcastro

and I'd like to live in London but I can't afford it so I commute. Why do you think you're entitled to live there? if you can't afford it, move like the rest of us

jander

domcastro wrote: »

You've been given an S21 - just leave. Why get advice on how to cause trouble? If you take the "I'm not leaving route" and make the courts intervene - 1. you will lose the current place you are living, and 2. no private landlord would ever rent to you again. You'll have a life of B&B

Because my dear poster, had you read my previous posts you would have seen that I'm already in the process of looking; if things go south and I cannot find a property to move to by the end of the alloted time I need to know how far I can stretch it within the letter of the law. I have 2 very young children and my responsibility is to them, not the landlord.

jander

domcastro wrote: »

and I'd like to live in London but I can't afford it so I commute. Why do you think you're entitled to live there? if you can't afford it, move like the rest of us

Not that I feel that I owe you an explanation, but my partner works for the NHS and she cannot transfer at a whim. I've also changed schools for my child twice thus far, and studies show that frequent house moves and loss of friendships are detrimental to their development. No offence but unless you can be helpful you are kindly requested to take your vitriolic comments some place else mkay?

I_have_spoken

In the meantime a suitable property could become available for you to move into

But good luck in finding another private LL who'll touch anyone with a court-ordered eviction against their name!

domcastro

jander wrote: »

Not that I feel that I owe you an explanation, but my partner works for the NHS and she cannot transfer at a whim. I've also changed schools for my child twice thus far, and studies show that frequent house moves and loss of friendships are detrimental to their development. No offence but unless you can be helpful you are kindly requested to take your vitriolic comments some place else mkay?

I wasn't being vitriolic - I was being realistic. I work for NHS - noone's asking your wife to "transfer" just commute. Moving out of London will be the best for your family or you'll be moving every year. You need to get realistic rather than having *everything* perfect for you

jander

domcastro wrote: »

I wasn't being vitriolic - I was being realistic. I work for NHS - noone's asking your wife to "transfer" just commute. Moving out of London will be the best for your family or you'll be moving every year. You need to get realistic rather than having *everything* perfect for you

What makes you think that everything has to be "perfect"? What's perfect for me might be adequate for you and vice versa so you're commenting on an unknown quantity.

In any event, moving out of London and spending a damn fortune on rail fees only makes sense if we own property, not rental.

Finally, to turn my vitriol tap on, after 18 years in London paying taxes so that Joe Bloggs can have a council property at his disposal for his brood and co, you're damn right I feel entitled to live here.

nidO

jander wrote: »

Finally, to turn my vitriol tap on, after 18 years in London paying taxes so that Joe Bloggs can have a council property at his disposal for his brood and co, you're damn right I feel entitled to live here.

Then there's little further advice that can be given to you.

Legally you *can* ignore the S21 notice, wait for the court to end the tenancy, and make the landlord apply for bailiffs to physically remove you, meaning you'll likely be able to hold on to the property until May/June ish.
What you do at that point is up to you though, because as already mentioned you'll have a rather hard job finding new places to rent when your current landlord has had to apply to the court then bailiffs to get rid of you.

So your legal options are:

Negotiate an extension with your current landlord, and find a new place with no trouble
Be gone by 31st March, and find a new place with no trouble
Stay until May or so, and have the job to find a new place to live that 1) you like 2) you can afford and 3) doesn't need any kind of reference from your current landlord.