Should I stay or should I go?

Kevie192

Don't forget that when you DO leave, you'll still need to give notice at the correct time.

Comms69

Kevie192 wrote: »

Don't forget that when you DO leave, you'll still need to give notice at the correct time.

Yes, though I doubt the landlord would be bothered about this.


Technically this is the correct process.


I suspect in this particular case both parties would sign a deed of surrender straight away.

Anna1965

timeism0ney wrote: »

Viewings are such a nuisance! I don't know why you'd want to agree to it if there's nothing in it for you. Yes, you're right, they're a nuisance, but the 'nice' person in me can't bring myself to completely burst their bubble. They will have to do viewings when it's convenienent for me though. Maybe I'm wrong, I don't know. But I won't take any abuse or harassment from them anymore.No point in tidying up the house in preparation (it's not your house after all) but still you're sort of under pressure to keep your bank statements and dildos :rotfl:out of sight. Who needs that when you've got so much to do in order to actually move out at some point !!!!!!?

If you have some spare time (hollow laugh) put it towards finding a new weekend job, doing a clearout in preparation for the move or maybe do some yoga. Funnily enough, I'm applying for a weekend job to increase my earnings - that'll keep me busy!

Thinking about it, why don't you accidentally leave a monumental fully erect dildo in the middle of the kitchen table when the viewings are taking place? That's definitely an idea!Easily done when you're so busy, all year...

I can only hope that the house I'm going to becomes vacant without any hitches. My LL can move to their new house and I can get out of here and forget about the whole sorry saga.

Anna1965

CarrieVS wrote: »

Anyone else half expecting the thread "Exchanged and my tenants won't move out - what can I do?" to be posted in desperation any day? I've been wondering that myself and also if they're reading any of this!

I can empathise with the LL and his wife - I'm sure they're not monsters, just reacting poorly to stress - but unfortunately for them, this is definitely their mess to deal with.

Yes, that's the thing, they're stressed and it's bringing the worst out in Mrs LL. I understand how they feel, but ultimately, nobody else will look after my children's best interests - only me

It's like one long nightmare!

Anna1965

Kevie192 wrote: »

Don't forget that when you DO leave, you'll still need to give notice at the correct time.

Thanks for raising that, I think it's 3 weeks if I remember from the TA.

Anna1965

Comms69 wrote: »

Yes, though I doubt the landlord would be bothered about this.


Technically this is the correct process.


I suspect in this particular case both parties would sign a deed of surrender straight away.

I think that as well, Comms. They'll be glad to get rid of me ASAP!

timeism0ney

Anna1965 wrote: »

I think that as well, Comms. They'll be glad to get rid of me ASAP!

You'd think so but it's best to be prepared!

We've specifically asked the letting agency in advance, in writing, whether in case we find another property it's ok to move out asap, and they ran it through the landlord who agreed that yes they are willing to be flexible. So far so good. Come the moving out time, we give them two weeks notice, and they come back to us saying we need to give them a full month! Same situation as yours, the landlord is planning to sell, so what purpose does the full month notice serve in this case to anybody?! Made me so angry. We said that if we miss out on this new property because we can't move at the agreed date then we don't really know when another suitable property will come up, and when we will be able to move out, so they swiftly backtracked and agreed to the two weeks notice.

Anna1965

timeism0ney wrote: »

You'd think so but it's best to be prepared!

We've specifically asked the letting agency in advance, in writing, whether in case we find another property it's ok to move out asap, and they ran it through the landlord who agreed that yes they are willing to be flexible. So far so good. Come the moving out time, we give them two weeks notice, and they come back to us saying we need to give them a full month! Same situation as yours, the landlord is planning to sell, so what purpose does the full month notice serve in this case to anybody?! Made me so angry. We said that if we miss out on this new property because we can't move at the agreed date then we don't really know when another suitable property will come up, and when we will be able to move out, so they swiftly backtracked and agreed to the two weeks notice.

I guess I'm assuming this is what they'll want, but as you say, it's best to be prepared. Glad that's all in the past for you now.

John_G_Jones

Anna1965 wrote: »

To everyone - If I get a section 21 then surely I'll never be able to rent again? A private LL wouldn't touch me with a barge pole.

You’d hope not, after such a long notice period during which you seem not to have indicated that you’d not leave.

Of course you could rent an Air BnB, go on a cheap holiday, stay with friends or the like, but that’d be a bit of effort, so why not just leave the landlord stuffed instead of suffering a bit of inconvenience?

lookstraightahead

John_G_Jones wrote: »

You’d hope not, after such a long notice period during which you seem not to have indicated that you’d not leave.

Of course you could rent an Air BnB, go on a cheap holiday, stay with friends or the like, but that’d be a bit of effort, so why not just leave the landlord stuffed instead of suffering a bit of inconvenience?

Have you even read this thread? Or just the first three posts? It puts so much egg on your face you could be mistaken for a super-sized omelette!