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Letting Agents are not agreeing to move me to a Periodic Tenancy agreement

Hi all,

My estate agents contacted me last month asking me to renew my contract. And to do that, I would have to pay a £150.00 fee. However after doing some research, I realised I am able to move to a Periodic Tenancy agreement by law.
So I sent an email stating I would like to move to the Periodic Tenancy agreement rather than a 12 month renewal, to which they replied with, "Unfortunately you cannot go a periodic tenancy, you will need to renew the contract for 6 or 12 months." Are they allowed to do this? They haven't given a legal basis for their decision.

Also when I requested the Landlord's address (so we can get in contact with them) they said his registered address is their office address. This information I should be entitled to by law, am I right?

Your help is greatly appreciated.
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  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
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    Ending/renewing an AST

    Have you requested the landlords details in writing - envelope, stamp, etc.
    If so then they legally have to provide them, but yes, their office address could be correct.
  • Yes i have, and they only gave me his correspondence address which is their office's one.
  • Comms69
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    Hi all,

    My estate agents contacted me last month asking me to renew my contract. - Sorry going to be pedantic, but details matter - they are not your agents. And to do that, I would have to pay a £150.00 fee. However after doing some research, I realised I am able to move to a Periodic Tenancy agreement by law. - correct.
    So I sent an email stating I would like to move to the Periodic Tenancy agreement rather than a 12 month renewal, to which they replied with, "Unfortunately you cannot go a periodic tenancy, you will need to renew the contract for 6 or 12 months." - just ignore it, the law does this automatically Are they allowed to do this? They haven't given a legal basis for their decision. - yes they're allowed to say whatever they want

    Also when I requested the Landlord's address (so we can get in contact with them) they said his registered address is their office address. This information I should be entitled to by law, am I right? - they are correct.

    Your help is greatly appreciated.



    Just ignore them. Agents cannot evict you. Landlords aren't going to as they just want rent paid.
  • Cool thanks Comms69.

    The Landlord wants to increase the rent and they are asking for a deposit of that amount to be paid by going to their office and making the payment. Ideally I would like to make the payment without having to go into the estate agents office. What would you (or anyone else for that matter) advise?
  • Slithery
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    The answers to all of your questions so far can be found in G_M's threads, please read them...

    Tenancies in Eng/Wales: Guides for landlords and tenants
  • Pixie5740
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    Hi all,

    My estate agents contacted me last month asking me to renew my contract. And to do that, I would have to pay a £150.00 fee. However after doing some research, I realised I am able to move to a Periodic Tenancy agreement by law.
    So I sent an email stating I would like to move to the Periodic Tenancy agreement rather than a 12 month renewal, to which they replied with, "Unfortunately you cannot go a periodic tenancy, you will need to renew the contract for 6 or 12 months." Are they allowed to do this? They haven't given a legal basis for their decision.

    Also when I requested the Landlord's address (so we can get in contact with them) they said his registered address is their office address. This information I should be entitled to by law, am I right?

    Your help is greatly appreciated.

    Please do take the time to read the information in the links you've been provided. I shall give you a clue, statutory periodic tenancy, it is statutory law.

    FYI, they are letting agents, not estate agents and you have no contract with them so they're not "your" anything.
  • tacpot12
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    The important thing is not to sign any new agreement that the agents send you. You have an Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement that just carries on. You need to give the landlord the notice specified in your Tenancy agreement if you want to leave the property. The landlord can increase the rent providing they give 1 month's notice of the increase.
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Comms69
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    Cool thanks Comms69.

    The Landlord wants to increase the rent and they are asking for a deposit of that amount to be paid by going to their office and making the payment. Ideally I would like to make the payment without having to go into the estate agents office. What would you (or anyone else for that matter) advise?



    A deposit, for what? Sorry that's confusing.


    If rent is to be increased, just change your standing order.
  • So a deposit for the increased amount.

    And thanks.
  • Thanks. This helps a lot. :beer:
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