Landlord said Id be evicted at the end of 6months only 5 weeks in to tenancy. Help!

Guest101

The vast majority of people start on a 6 month AST and continue for years on a SPT.


You've just been a bit unlucky.

G_M

But winnie is right that the basic model is competely different to places like germany.

In the 80s we became obsessed with home ownership (look at council house sell-offs) and it became the aspiration of all, with renting being the 2nd class citizen of housing.

Paradoxically though, it was to encourage entrepreneurs to enter the rental market and provide more rental properties, that led to the removal of protected tenancies and the creation of ASTs, with the no fault S21.

If protected tenancies were re-introduced in some form, many LLs would leave the sector. This would put many properties back on the market, perhaps reducing prices and allowing more of those aspirational home-owners to get a foothold, whilst leaving those tenants still renting with greater security.

Or perhaps the overall shortage of housing would mean prices would barely be impacted, but that a huge shortgage of rental properties would result, squeezing tenants between lack of let properties and high purchase prices.....

FBaby

Its a weird country for renting. No one really gives more than 6 months that I have found, and moving every 6 months is so far a very real reality as legislation currently stands…Its happened to me more than I care to remember, now living in a seasonal town full of part time holiday homes, airbnb'rs, etc etc. You can imagine.

It's common to start with a 6 months lease on the basis that you don't know yet about each other and this way if things are not good, you can get out after that time. When all goes well, assuming there is no intention to sale/buy, then it is common to move to an annual lease and that can go on for ever, or let it elapse and just move to periodic until such time either party needs/wants to severe the lease.

csgohan4

benjus wrote: »

So your break clause could only be invoked by the tenant?

Yeah, the LL can of course serve me a section 21 or 8 if I don't abide by certain things such as rent arrears.

booksurr

csgohan4 wrote: »

Yeah, the LL can of course serve me a section 21 or 8 if I don't abide by certain things such as rent arrears.

you miss the point. The break clause can be exercised by the LL just as much as it can be exercised by you. If you did not want to leave at month 12 your position would then be no different to having signed a 12 month term to start with, you're on the way out.

nothing to do with S21 or serving any other default notice. The contracts provides both sides with a break otherwise it would be an unfair term

csgohan4

booksurr wrote: »

you miss the point. The break clause can be exercised by the LL just as much as it can be exercised by you. If you did not want to leave at month 12 your position would then be no different to having signed a 12 month term to start with, you're on the way out.

nothing to do with S21 or serving any other default notice. The contracts provides both sides with a break otherwise it would be an unfair term

Interesting, thankfully never had LL invoke that on me then. But perhaps a small good thing is no renewal fees to fee EA if the LL continues