Landlord wants to raise my rent nearly £200 what to do?

cashmonger

Pixie5740 wrote: »

and the start of your notice period must align with the tenancy start date.

What do you mean by that? I am on the rolling contract now for almost a year so I can give notice whenever cant I?

From what i read you are saying you can only give notice on the same month that your tenancy started. Never heard that before. Or you just mean the start of the month which you paid?

WibblyGirly

You need to align your notice period to your rental period so say you pay rent on the 3rd of the month, you need to give notice by the 2nd that you intend to move out before the next rent is due so you'd leave by 2nd of the next month.

Crashy_Time

http://www.propertyindustryeye.com/agents-quitting-industry-because-of-financial-difficulties-says-insurance-firm/


Rents and the letting business can`t be as in great shape as some VI`s would have us believe?

saajan_12

cashmonger wrote: »

What do you mean by that? I am on the rolling contract now for almost a year so I can give notice whenever cant I?

From what i read you are saying you can only give notice on the same month that your tenancy started. Never heard that before. Or you just mean the start of the month which you paid?

No, you can only give notice to end on the last day of a rental PERIOD (i.e. a month if you pay your rent monthly).

e.g. if your tenancy started on 10th Sept, the periods are now 10th - 9th of next month. Your notice must give a clear rental period notice, so give notice before 10 April to expire 9May. You can't just give notice on the 3rd April to expire in 30days or something.

Crashy_Time

Best to just find another flat and give notice. If the landlord is looking at a void he may well back down and you can decide which flat you like best?

IAmWales

cashmonger wrote: »

That is not relevant. If I pay less rent I don't need another job. I am a programmer and work from home so I am good anywhere I have internet. With less rent I don't have as much pressure to earn on such a tight budget.



Yes here it is

http://imgur.com/a/SdR3K

What I noticed is they are saying the rent hasn't increased since 2003 which is incorrect he increased it a few years ago from 550 to 575 whether that is of any consequence I don't know?

What will you do when they stop your tax credits because your attempts at self employment are not judged to be meaningful, or you're moved to Universal Credit and have no choice as to what work you have to do? They are actively reviewing cases like yours to stop people using benefits as a lifestyle choice, and as others have said, with your skill set there is no need for you to be reliant on state support.

Pixie5740

cashmonger wrote: »

What do you mean by that? I am on the rolling contract now for almost a year so I can give notice whenever cant I?

From what i read you are saying you can only give notice on the same month that your tenancy started. Never heard that before. Or you just mean the start of the month which you paid?

No that's not what I said. It is explained in the link I gave you and saajan has also explained it with a worked example.

saajan_12 wrote: »

No, you can only give notice to end on the last day of a rental PERIOD (i.e. a month if you pay your rent monthly).

e.g. if your tenancy started on 10th Sept, the periods are now 10th - 9th of next month. Your notice must give a clear rental period notice, so give notice before 10 April to expire 9May. You can't just give notice on the 3rd April to expire in 30days or something.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

IAmWales wrote: »

What will you do when they stop your tax credits because your attempts at self employment are not judged to be meaningful, or you're moved to Universal Credit and have no choice as to what work you have to do? They are actively reviewing cases like yours to stop people using benefits as a lifestyle choice, and as others have said, with your skill set there is no need for you to be reliant on state support.

Unless of course the reason their self-employment isn't working out is because their skills are not very marketable or useful.

Crashy_Time

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

Unless of course the reason their self-employment isn't working out is because their skills are not very marketable or useful.

Bit like their landlord maybe?

cashmonger

Ok the landlord would not budge an inch.

If my rent is taken on the 23rd then when should I give notice. That means I have to wait to 23rd of april and give notice? If so that will give me 2 months almost to look for a new place and since the rent increase was set to be from may1 as they said in the section 13 that means I avoid paying the higher price.