As a landlord what would you think?

steveouk

Ok so we are in a rented property and since a previous post nearly two weeks ago we had decided to stay where we are for the time being.


My wife came up with the idea of signing a 9 month not six month contract which seemed to please the landlord and it works better for us in terms of looking for a place to buy.


We have not taken the contract back to the letting agent yet as I picked it up on Friday and forgot to do it yesterday then my wife did not sign her part this morning. So I was defiantly going to take it along tomorrow until I saw a property on right move!!!


I am supposed to have given up looking so maybe I should just forget I saw it and not tell my wife?


I should imagine that as a landlord or the letting agent they would be rather !!!!ed off if we went back to say we could not sign the contract and wanted a 3 month one and would even pay extra for it?

Pixie5740

You could just do nothing and start a periodic tenancy when your current fixed term ends. That would seem the easiest way to go about things.

steveouk

Well he did not want to do that before despite everyone saying that it should normally happen like that.
He has made a very small increase to the rent in the new contract and says he is happy for us to go on a rolling month contract at the end of the 9 months. The lady in the letting agency said the LL said we had now earned our loyalty by agreeing to sign for another fixed term - she said she found that quite funny and he is a strange LL!!

Guest101

steveouk wrote: »

Well he did not want to do that before despite everyone saying that it should normally happen like that.
He has made a very small increase to the rent in the new contract and says he is happy for us to go on a rolling month contract at the end of the 9 months. The lady in the letting agency said the LL said we had now earned our loyalty by agreeing to sign for another fixed term - she said she found that quite funny and he is a strange LL!!

Since eviction takes 3-5/6 months.... id probably not sign

Pixie5740

Your LL might not want to do it but it's exactly what will automatically happen when your current fixed term ends if you don't sign a new fixed term.

There's nothing stopping you from accepting the rent increase without signing a new document. Just alter your standing order (if that's how you pay your rent) so that you start paying the increased amount on the first payment date after your fixed term ends.

Of course all of this is only relevant if you actually are seriously going to buy a property. At the moment you haven't even viewed this property or spoken with your wife about it.

steveouk

Ok I don't think we want to go down the route of eviction purely for logistical reasons and we would much rather come to an agreement.


So if you were the landlord would it be reasonable to accept a contract with an exit clause? say one month's rent upfront then there will be time to get new tenants in!


I would not be interested in the house I have found were it not for the fact that there are not that many houses that come on the market in that area and at a good price good condition and a good size!!

Minty123

I would speak to your wife, then try and the try to arrange a viewing before you take the Contract back to your Agent.

If you go and see the house and you aren't keen, no harm done and you may haven't upset the applecart for no reason. Then, if you love the house, you can try and agree something with your Landlord.

Guest101

steveouk wrote: »

Ok I don't think we want to go down the route of eviction purely for logistical reasons and we would much rather come to an agreement.


So if you were the landlord would it be reasonable to accept a contract with an exit clause? say one month's rent upfront then there will be time to get new tenants in!


I would not be interested in the house I have found were it not for the fact that there are not that many houses that come on the market in that area and at a good price good condition and a good size!!

how is that different to a monthly contract?

steveouk

Minty123 wrote: »

I would speak to your wife, then try and the try to arrange a viewing before you take the Contract back to your Agent.

If you go and see the house and you aren't keen, no harm done and you may haven't upset the applecart for no reason. Then, if you love the house, you can try and agree something with your Landlord.

Ok just got to convince the wife!! I have e-mailed her the link!!!


I bet she comes back with lets just sign! Oh well will just have to see.


Houses seem to get snapped up so quick!

Pixie5740

steveouk wrote: »

Ok I don't think we want to go down the route of eviction purely for logistical reasons and we would much rather come to an agreement.

You need to decide what you're doing before going back to the LL. The contract has already been changed once so if you're going to change it again you need to be sure you're right. I don't see what extra security a LL gets from a 3 month fixed term compared with a SPT really.

steveouk wrote: »

So if you were the landlord would it be reasonable to accept a contract with an exit clause? say one month's rent upfront then there will be time to get new tenants in!

That sounds like the same terms as a Statutory Periodic Tenancy without the ball-ache.

steveouk wrote: »

I would not be interested in the house I have found were it not for the fact that there are not that many houses that come on the market in that area and at a good price good condition and a good size!!

How do you know the property is in good condition? You've not even viewed it yet let alone had a survey done. There might be a good reason for the good price.

fairy_lights

if you're not sure you want to stay where you're living, and would rather go on to a periodic tenancy than sign a new contract, then why on earth have you suggested a 9 month contract rather than a 6 month one?