Leaving a rented property?

chocolatelover93

Hello everyone,

Me and my hubby and finally found a new house to move into (our current one is a joke and landlord no better, hole in the roof, no adiquate heating etc.)

I was wondering I've been told (we pay our rent on the 3rd of the month) that if I give notice today I will still have to pay for the whole October's rent even though I'll most likely be moving out at the end of Sep so they have plenty of time to find a new tennant. Does this sound right? I'm guessing it is but it means that we could be paying someone else's rent, or will they keep the property vacant until the 3rd of Nov? As I would like to go around and make sure everything is clean and tidy so that we get our full deposit back.

Thanks

agrinnall

It's not when you pay but when the rent period runs in your Tenancy Agreement (although in many cases they are the same). It is quite likely that you would have to pay for October too, although I would suggest speaking to the LL/LA to see if they will agree an earlier date. You wouldn't necessarily be paying somebody else's rent as the property remains yours until the end of your tenancy and new tenants could only be moved in before then with your agreement (in which case I would be pushing to get rent paid in advance refunded). You'll also need to pay Council Tax until the end of the tenancy.

thesaint

What date did your tenancy start, and how long was the fixed term?
Is the rent payable monthly?

chocolatelover93

I'm on a rolling monthly contract, we were originally on 6months when we moved in and we then changed to a "rolling monthly contract" although since then we've changed estate agents twice so a bit concerned about getting our deposit back I know it's protect though.

I just think it's a bit unfair after all we've been though in the property to still be paying. I'm more than happy to pay for the day's we're gonna be in there, but we're probably not gonna be in there for any of Oct!

HappyMJ

chocolatelover93 wrote: »

I'm on a rolling monthly contract, we were originally on 6months when we moved in and we then changed to a "rolling monthly contract" although since then we've changed estate agents twice so a bit concerned about getting our deposit back I know it's protect though.

I just think it's a bit unfair after all we've been though in the property to still be paying. I'm more than happy to pay for the day's we're gonna be in there, but we're probably not gonna be in there for any of Oct!

You could ask the landlord to start advertising the property and if the LL finds a tenant willing to move in you could agree to a mutual surrender and not have to pay the rent.

You are a tenant until the date you give on your notice the landlord cannot let the property out until the following day even if you are no longer residing in the property it can't be let earlier as you can always exercise your right to return to the property not that you want to so you need to get the landlord to agree to a mutual surrender and the landlords not going to do that until a tenant is found and ready to move in.

Richard_Webster

Are you sure you are goingto complete your purchase at gthe end of September?

People get told lots of things by estate agents etc about when they are going to move that turn out not to be true. You shouldn't really give notice on your rented until contracts have actually been exchanged.

agrinnall

Richard_Webster wrote: »

Are you sure you are goingto complete your purchase at gthe end of September?

People get told lots of things by estate agents etc about when they are going to move that turn out not to be true. You shouldn't really give notice on your rented until contracts have actually been exchanged.

Although you're right, I don't see anything in the OP to indicate that they are buying. I think it's more likely that they're moving to another rental.

G_M

thesaint wrote: »

What date did your tenancy start, and how long was the fixed term?
Is the rent payable monthly?

It would help (us and therefore you) if you answered the questions.

And read:

* Ending/renewing an AST: what happens when a fixed term ends? How can a LL or tenant end a tenancy? What is a periodic tenancy?

chocolatelover93

I am moving into another rented property don't have the money to buy unfortunately. The new property will be vacant from the 19th of Sep so providing all credit checks etc go through ok I should imagine we could move in the 20th. Having said that it might take longer because it's only a couple of weeks away so might be longer for all checks?

I moved into the property on the 5th Dec 2013 and was on a 6 month contract. When that come to an end we were put on a "rolling monthly contract" The rent comes out on the 3rd because thats when we paid our deposit and first months rent upfront.

I'm not going to give notice until everything has gone though with the other house. Judging by the renting market and how long it's taken us to find somewhere I don't think it will be long before someone moves in. The houses either side have moved in the last year (think we must smell or something haha) and the houses didn't stay empty for long. Plus our rent is really cheap £375 and we're right near a train station thats a main link to London so the house will be snatched up.

However there is a hole in the roof and the chimney needs fixing so not sure if they will have to do that before a new tennant moves in.

thesaint

If you were to give your notice in today, you would be liable for rent up to and including the 4th November 2015.

chocolatelover93

I thought that would be the case I just wasn't sure if there was any way around it considering I'm not going to be in the property and would've probably handed the keys back thats all.
In that case I'll keep the keys until the 4th