short term lets

jebervic

I am looking for a short term furnished rental in Southend for 3 months, any ideas where I might find any advertised?

fishpond

Local newspapers?

Guest101

A tenancy can be any length, expect to pay more for short term. A lot of agencies say 6 month is legal minimum, but that's not accurate. A LL just cannot end a Tenancy within first 6 months using s21.

PasturesNew

airbnb is good for that. And/or, dates depending, even a small/private hotel might give a really good rate.

Dave_the_Ginger_Cat

You could use Spareroom if you don't need a whole house

MisterB1959

gumtree is a good option to search - your problem is length of tenancy - as a landlord the only way I would agree to a 3 month let of the whole property, would be to get you to sign a notice to quite/surrender, post dated asking for me to release you from your six month AST early


and I would probably be asking for a premium rent as I would have to remove it from the market, then remarket etc possibly missing out on a longer term tenancy. landlords normally stay clear of 3 month lets as they tend to be abused - cannabis farms are common in short term lets !

Guest101

MisterB1959 wrote: »

gumtree is a good option to search - your problem is length of tenancy - as a landlord the only way I would agree to a 3 month let of the whole property, would be to get you to sign a notice to quite/surrender, post dated asking for me to release you from your six month AST early


and I would probably be asking for a premium rent as I would have to remove it from the market, then remarket etc possibly missing out on a longer term tenancy. landlords normally stay clear of 3 month lets as they tend to be abused - cannabis farms are common in short term lets !

Why not just do a 3 month AST?

If Tenant stays on, you can still collect rent. If not you are ready to remarket.

You dont set a 'premium', just a higher monthly rent. If tenant stops paying rent, section 8?

MisterB1959

I wouldn't go for less than 6 months because I read this, and assumed it was correct????


Firstly, many landlords assume the minimum length of a tenancy under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy has to be 6 months. Not so. It is perfectly legal to let your property for less than 6 month. In fact there is no minimum period for an AST. Until February 1997 the minimum was 6 months, however this requirement was removed by the Housing Act 1996.

It’s therefore perfectly legal to go for a short let. The downside though is that with anything less than 6 months a landlord can’t use a Section 21 to obtain accelerated possession until after 6 months of the tenancy has elapsed. If the tenant stops paying rent after month 2, it may well be another 4 months before a order of possession of a rental property is obtained. If you are worried about this exposure to risk one way around this issue is to take a large rental deposit to cover this period.

Guest101

MisterB1959 wrote: »

I wouldn't go for less than 6 months because I read this, and assumed it was correct????


Firstly, many landlords assume the minimum length of a tenancy under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy has to be 6 months. Not so. It is perfectly legal to let your property for less than 6 month. In fact there is no minimum period for an AST. Until February 1997 the minimum was 6 months, however this requirement was removed by the Housing Act 1996.

It’s therefore perfectly legal to go for a short let. The downside though is that with anything less than 6 months a landlord can’t use a Section 21 to obtain accelerated possession until after 6 months of the tenancy has elapsed. If the tenant stops paying rent after month 2, it may well be another 4 months before a order of possession of a rental property is obtained. If you are worried about this exposure to risk one way around this issue is to take a large rental deposit to cover this period.

That's misleading the LL can still use section 8 for rent arrears

jjlandlord

In any case, that's a red herring.

Pete9501

jjlandlord wrote: »

In any case, that's a red herring.

Since when have herrings been red ?

What has a fish got to do with a tenancy agreement ?

I do wish people would use .............

jjlandlord wrote: »

Using incorrect terms certainly does not ease understanding...

To the OP, how about a holiday cottage particularly if its out of season. You have nothing to loose by asking.