Notice given a question

red_devil

I have had a note through my door to say they want me to leave the property.Ive been a very long term tenant and I'm disgusted that they cant talk to me about it.

There was no reason given but it was on the official paper they use with notice given. My question is do they have to give a reason and did they do the right thing just putting it through the door are they not meant to hand it to you?

silvercar

It is a formal notice, not a writ, so it can be put through the door.

Is this a section 21 notice? If so and your fixed term contract is reaching its end or has already expired then there needs to be no reason.

However, it is a tactic often used by letting agents to secure a renewal fee or in some cases a whole new tenant fee.

AJ1982

Assuming its a Section 21 notice with 2 months, then no reason is required.

It has to served, so through the letterbox is sufficient.

theartfullodger

red_devil wrote: »

I have had a note through my door to say they want me to leave the property.Ive been a very long term tenant and I'm disgusted that they cant talk to me about it.

How "very long term"?? From before 27th Feb 1997??

There was no reason given but it was on the official paper they use with notice given. My question is do they have to give a reason and did they do the right thing just putting it through the door are they not meant to hand it to you?

Assuming it was a "Section 21" notice then that is a procedure (Thatcher) for evicting people for no reason at all. But until you tell us when you 1st moved in we won't know it it may be valid.

When was last tenancy signed? Are there any reasons you think landlord might want you out (rent arrears?). Deposit paid, if so protected & you served with "prescribed information" within 30 days of you paying it?

Guest101

The notice may also not be valid if it is not for 2 months.


Simply saying we want you to leave by 1st May (for example), would not be sufficient

red_devil

long term is 20 years the notice says they want me to leave by june 15th. please tell what happens if I don't?

Guest101

red_devil wrote: »

long term is 20 years the notice says they want me to leave by june 15th. please tell what happens if I don't?

So you definitely moved in before 27th feb 1997 ?


In which case do nothing, as you cannot be evicted for no reason (in fact it's going to be very hard to evict you at all)

cloo

If you don't, they'll have to get a court order to get you evicted, which may take anything from a few weeks to a few months, until that comes, you don't have to go anywhere. ETA, above poster has pointed out this is different due to length of your tenancy, so listen to her/him.

I think it is pretty shoddy of them not to tell you in advance given the length of your tenancy - as soon as I knew I would be needing to sell the house in a few months' time I let my tenants of seven years know. But maybe if they have multiple properties they don't think in terms of individual tenants' circumstances. And no, they don't need to give you a reason, but it would have at least been civil to do so.

Guest101

cloo wrote: »

If you don't, they'll have to get a court order to get you evicted, which may take anything from a few weeks to a few months, until that comes, you don't have to go anywhere.

I think it is pretty shoddy of them not to tell you in advance given the length of your tenancy - as soon as I knew I would be needing to sell the house in a few months' time I let my tenants of seven years know. But maybe if they have multiple properties they don't think in terms of individual tenants' circumstances. And no, they don't need to give you a reason, but it would have at least been civil to do so.

Normally this is spot on, but it sounds like the OP doesn't have an AST, so the normal s.21 notices etc. wont apply. We need to confirm this with the OP. - it's very rare these days.

theartfullodger

red_devil wrote: »

long term is 20 years the notice says they want me to leave by june 15th. please tell what happens if I don't?

So you moved in before 27th Feb 1997 then?? (Please let us know..) If so you almost certainly have an Assured tenancy (not an Assured shorthold tenancy), unless before you moved in you were given a "Section 20" notice saying you had an assured shorthold tenancy. When did you last sign a tenancy agreement? (You may have signed an AST but almost certainly actually have an assured tenancy - see..
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/private_renting/private_renting_agreements/assured_tenancies

If so, any s21 notice is probably invalid: Please confirm it was or was not a s21 notice.

'Phone Shelter 0808 800 4444 and talk things through with them.

red_devil

Guest101 wrote: »

So you definitely moved in before 27th feb 1997 ?


In which case do nothing, as you cannot be evicted for no reason (in fact it's going to be very hard to evict you at all)

yes august 1996.