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red_devil

theartfullodger wrote: »

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.

not signed anything since 96.

theartfullodger

Has the current landlord bought the place from your original landlord??

You don;t recall being served an s20 before you 1st moved in??

Call Shelter, please, 0808 800 4444.

Guest101

Phone Shelter, but it's highly likely that you cannot be evicted (except in a few circumstances - e.g. rent arrears

red_devil

theartfullodger wrote: »

Has the current landlord bought the place from your original landlord??

You don;t recall being served an s20 before you 1st moved in??

Call Shelter, please, 0808 800 4444.

no the home is owned by an old lady and run by an agency.

G_M

You can use Shelter's tenancy checker here:

http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/downloads_and_tools/tenancy_checker

this will confirm what kind of tenancy you have.

In turn, that will dictate whether/how you can be evicted.

Note: this (and all posts above) assume you are in England orWales. Scotland/ N Ireland have different rules.

Has the old lady perhaps dies? If so, the Executers or Beneficiaries of her Estate may have decided to evict - however it makes no difference to your rights. If someone inherits the property, they inherit the tenant and tenancy as well!

HouseBuyer77

Finding your original tenancy agreement would be useful. Does it refer to an assured tenancy?

red_devil

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I'm vaguely connecting your user-name with disrepair issues and previous landlord troubles.
Is that the case or am I misremembering? It might be relevant.

yes ive had problems they wouldn't do repairs and still haven't despite me asking loads of times.

I don't know whether to write and ask the reason and say how disgusted I am they couldn't discuss things with me or just keep quiet.

Guest101

red_devil wrote: »

yes ive had problems they wouldn't do repairs and still haven't despite me asking loads of times.

I don't know whether to write and ask the reason and say how disgusted I am they couldn't discuss things with me or just keep quiet.

Just don't agree to anything.

red_devil

I thought the same just say thanks for your letter and how disgusted I am that after being your tenant for 20 years you couldn't treat me better.

G_M

red_devil wrote: »

I thought the same just say thanks for your letter and how disgusted I am that after being your tenant for 20 years you couldn't treat me better.

Why? It's pointless beyond perhaps making you feel briefly better for expressing your feelings. It achieves nothing, but it will hardly help the relationship, so don't.

Ignore it (for now) but quietly establish your rights:

* AST or AT?

* If AST, S21 valid or invalid?

Once you know that, you can decide the best way forward eg:

* write and assert your rights, or
* do nothing till it goes to court and then assert your rights
* see if you get further communication nearer the time, and then decide if a response is appropriate

etc