Mid term inspection of our rental property

Annie1960

I agree with the above.

Don't go via the LA, they want to make money from you and the LL by getting you to sign a new contract.

Contact the LL directly and discuss it politely.

steveouk

Why cant the landlord just see the situation we are in and agree to a rolling month? 6 months is just so restrictive and the house will easily be re-let within a 4 week notice period.

Guest101

steveouk wrote: »

so basically what everyone is saying is let the tenancy revert to a periodic one.


b) A Statutory Periodic Tenancy (SPT) can arise automatically. No agreement, signature or fee is needed for this. Often known as a 'rolling' or 'monthly' tenancy.


and


Whatever the contract, or agent, may say, a SPT is a perfectly legal alternative (Housing Act 1988 S5). No action is required to create a SPT: when a FT ends, a SPT automatically arises on the following day if the tenant does not leave.


I should imagine the landlord will then seek action through the court to take the house back.


I and my wife do not really want to go through court action.

He might go through the courts, or might just leave you to it.

Court action isnt what, i think, you think it is.

steveouk

all we have is an address no e-mail or phone number for the landlord

Guest101

steveouk wrote: »

all we have is an address no e-mail or phone number for the landlord

There's a number of things you're going to need:

paper
Pen
Envelope
Stamp

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RAS

Geepers you are hard work, OP.

WRITE to the landlord. Explain that you are buying and want to let the contract become statutory periodic.

This saves him money.

He may say yes, but until you ask you do not know the answer.

If you go to court you may well be granted 6 weeks anyway. It does not go on your credit record etc etc.........

steveouk

ok will do this.







Geepers you are hard work, OP.

WRITE to the landlord. Explain that you are buying and want to let the contract become statutory periodic.

This saves him money.

He may say yes, but until you ask you do not know the answer.

If you go to court you may well be granted 6 weeks anyway. It does not go on your credit record etc etc.........

claire111

steveouk wrote: »

Why cant the landlord just see the situation we are in and agree to a rolling month? 6 months is just so restrictive and the house will easily be re-let within a 4 week notice period.

He can. If he knows.

But if the agent doesn't tell him that is what you want, he won't know.

The agent won't want to tell him that is what you want - because they don't make any extra money from it.

Which is why you have to contact him directly.

HB58

The LL cannot 'double your rent' if you don't sign another term. Staying put is not going to cost you a huge amount of money. Possibly court fees if it goes that far but that's all.