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Landlord wants to move back in to property

El4ine83
El4ine83 Posts: 6 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
My landlord (a family member) has just informed us that he wants to move back into the property.


We have no tenancy agreement and need to know our rights? We have rented this property for over 7 years. Local council say we have to legally have 2 months notice (but we have only been given 1 month).


Any help would be great.


Thanks
Elaine
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  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    Local authority is right, simplistically.


    What is the ultimate goal? Social housing, or new private rental?
  • jackieblack
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    And how much do you value your relationship with your family member?
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  • lisyloo
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    Did your family member give you mates rates?
    Can you move within a month?


    We got given a month's notice, but as we'd had mates rates and it took us 2 days to find another place we just got on with it.


    Family relationships are difficult. I'm estranged from my mother, some family members are fine with that, some can't handle it.
    What's the downside of relationship breakdown with this person?
  • Pixie5740
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    El4ine83 wrote: »
    My landlord (a family member) has just informed us that he wants to move back into the property.


    We have no tenancy agreement and need to know our rights? We have rented this property for over 7 years. Local council say we have to legally have 2 months notice (but we have only been given 1 month).


    Any help would be great.


    Thanks
    Elaine

    Assuming this is England or Wales read the sticky at the top of the board. In it there is a section about how an AST can be ended.
  • El4ine83
    El4ine83 Posts: 6 Forumite
    now, not that much tbh! :)
  • DoaM
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    Who is that reply in response to?
  • El4ine83
    El4ine83 Posts: 6 Forumite
    lisyloo wrote: »
    Did your family member give you mates rates?
    Can you move within a month?


    We got given a month's notice, but as we'd had mates rates and it took us 2 days to find another place we just got on with it.


    Family relationships are difficult. I'm estranged from my mother, some family members are fine with that, some can't handle it.
    What's the downside of relationship breakdown with this person?


    We don't really seem to have a choice but to move within the month? And no realistically I can't find somewhere and move with 3 kids in a month.
  • El4ine83
    El4ine83 Posts: 6 Forumite
    DoaM wrote: »
    Who is that reply in response to?


    apologies first time using this forum! .... was for Jackieblack
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
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    El4ine83 wrote: »
    We don't really seem to have a choice but to move within the month? And no realistically I can't find somewhere and move with 3 kids in a month.

    You do have a choice.
  • El4ine83
    El4ine83 Posts: 6 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    Local authority is right, simplistically.


    What is the ultimate goal? Social housing, or new private rental?


    We are having to consider both, though private renting want big deposits and council wont consider helping they just saying he is illegally evicting us as he hasn't given us 2 months?
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