Just been issued a section 21 Housing act notice to vacate.

buglawton

Ant_Wish wrote: »

I moved in December 2014 and told them I would be here until July 2016 when I graduated my Law degree possibly July 2017 if I do the postgraduate legal practice course, which I have just started. I initially paid 6 months up front then I have been paying in installments of like four months rent then three months renr then one months rent. My last rent payment was for three months taking me to December 2016.

I asked to leave this property in July 2016 when my rent was up but I had to give a months notice I had missed that date by a week so waited until the correct date gave a months notice and paid my rent to the relevant date. I then changed my mind and decided to stay here and that's is the information in the above emails.

The landlord just informed me that his wife is pregnant and he needs to sell this place ASAP. I do not want to sound bad but this isn't my concern is it? I need to be able to concentrate in university and can't be moving.

Ok I haven't read all posts but chanced on this one. If you are studying law you should easily be able to research this yourself. Landlords are warned not to take 6 months advance payment or larger than one months regular payments in advance because it invalidates the standard AST contract and gives the tenant greater security of tenure.

missbiggles1

Cakeguts wrote: »

One of the shortest tenancies we have ever had was for a French property. The tenants gave notice to move after 1 year.

In France, tenants can leave when they like having given the appropriate notice, its the LLs of unfurnished property who are tied to a minimum of 3 years. (Which is obviously a much better situation than in the UK.)

FBaby

And French landlords are not half as taxed as they are in this country, so much less likely to need to consider selling the property.

buglawton

France didn't get locked into a house price inflation syndrome like the UK, except in Paris where there are severe restrictions on homes being a 2nd property. So most BTLs in France are dirt cheap to buy, low landlord risk. But I guess this isn't helping OP much.

Miss_Samantha

buglawton wrote: »

Landlords are warned not to take 6 months advance payment or larger than one months regular payments in advance because it invalidates the standard AST contract and gives the tenant greater security of tenure.

Really? Something must have changed overnight, then.

buglawton

Perhaps you can explain what you know then. There was apparently one single court of appeal case like this where the landlord won. Current advice to landlords (it's an often discussed topic) is: if you accept large upfront payments, have to have some careful wording in the contract, a template AST won't do.

missbiggles1

FBaby wrote: »

And French landlords are not half as taxed as they are in this country, so much less likely to need to consider selling the property.

And far more likely to have inherited the property rather than to have taken out a mortgage to buy it.

FBaby

France didn't get locked into a house price inflation syndrome like the UK, except in Paris where there are severe restrictions on homes being a 2nd property.

Not just Paris though. Inflation has gone bad in the South and other areas of France. English people compared prices with the inhabited area of the country and can't believe how cheap it is there, however, these are areas of lower employment and desirability when you have a family rather than for the purpose of retirement.

I do agree that it is more likely to be inherited properties, but I don't see how this makes any difference. It is still easier and less costly to be a Landlord in France.

theartfullodger

buglawton wrote: »

Ok I haven't read all posts but chanced on this one. If you are studying law you should easily be able to research this yourself. Landlords are warned not to take 6 months advance payment or larger than one months regular payments in advance because it invalidates the standard AST contract and gives the tenant greater security of tenure.

Only if the tenancy agreement is written by a clown...

Madmel

To get back to the OP: by December, the first uni term will be ending. For various reasons, I would wager that some university accommodation will become empty. If he registers his interest with student accommodation, there is a decent chance that something may be available then. When my DH relocated 250 miles to start working at a university at the start of December (albeit some years ago), he was offered a number of options for accommodation in the short term whilst he sorted out something more permanent.