Landlord wants to move back in to property

moneyistooshorttomention

No actually the OP says they "need to know our rights" to quote their exact words.

That does smack rather of what they actually mean isn't "Can I use the law to make sure it is 2 months notice?" - but more of "How can I use the law to stay as long as possible?". That is rather a different thing to having 30/31 days extra tenancy.

They've never given any indication as to how this relative had this place to rent out or how close the relative is. Nothing saying "the relative isnt a close one". Nothing saying "the relative is a landlord/landlady with a lot of properties - of which this is just one". So one does rather infer it's probably a pretty close relative and said relative is letting a home they have lived in already themselves/but maybe didnt require because they went off to marry/live with A.N. Other and aren't living with that other person any more and so need their own home back again.

I may be wrong - but I'm sure if the landlord/lady is only a distant relative and/or they own other properties too and have never lived in this place that OP would soon tell us so.....

Mela322

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

No actually the OP says they "need to know our rights" to quote their exact words.

That does smack rather of what they actually mean isn't "Can I use the law to make sure it is 2 months notice?" - but more of "How can I use the law to stay as long as possible?". That is rather a different thing to having 30/31 days extra tenancy.

They've never given any indication as to how this relative had this place to rent out or how close the relative is. Nothing saying "the relative isnt a close one". Nothing saying "the relative is a landlord/landlady with a lot of properties - of which this is just one". So one does rather infer it's probably a pretty close relative and said relative is letting a home they have lived in already themselves/but maybe didnt require because they went off to marry/live with A.N. Other and aren't living with that other person any more and so need their own home back again.

I may be wrong - but I'm sure if the landlord/lady is only a distant relative and/or they own other properties too and have never lived in this place that OP would soon tell us so.....

You left out the rest of op's comment so I thought I would complete it for you

"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)."

You can clearly see op is concerned about the short notice.

lisyloo

All the op is asking is for the 2 months that the law says she is entitled to. Where is the problem with that?

I have absolutely no issue with it at all.

PhilE

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

Well, its his house and he wants to live in it. He's also a member of your family. You need to find somewhere else to live, as soon as you can.

He however, should be giving you more notice than that. Have a chat with him about it, if he can't be more reasonable speak to Citizens Advice.

Comms69

PhilE wrote: »

Well, its his house and he wants to live in it. He's also a member of your family. You need to find somewhere else to live, as soon as you can.

Need? No, the LL needs to evict correctly.


The family situation works both ways.

PhilE

Comms69 wrote: »

Need? No, the LL needs to evict correctly.


The family situation works both ways.

The landlord does need to give more time, as I said. But the tenant in this case does need to go.

Or the family could discuss it in a constructive fashion, that doesn't have to involve consulting laws.

Money_maker

Maybe the LL can help the tenant find elsewhere? After all, he is related to her children and must feel he needs to help.