Tenant wants to end tenancy early

baldelectrician

It was to stop landlords doing revenge evictions and to give tenants security of tenure
It does have plus points for landlords, you can evict tenants for free through the tribunal as there are no courts for most PRT issues
Look up the SG website
The ONLY two entities that can end a tenancy in Scotland are the tenant and the housing chamber tribunal

baldelectrician

bowlingtrophies wrote: »

That's pretty unfair on landlords don't you think? What a shocking piece of legislation.

Did you get an electrical EICR?

bowlingtrophies

baldelectrician wrote: »

It was to stop landlords doing revenge evictions and to give tenants security of tenure
It does have plus points for landlords, you can evict tenants for free through the tribunal as there are no courts for most PRT issues
Look up the SG website
The ONLY two entities that can end a tenancy in Scotland are the tenant and the housing chamber tribunal

So under this new legislation, the tenant has no minimum commitment to rental period yet the landlord has open ended commitment for however long tenant wants? Seems unfair on landlords if you ask me. 28 days is nothing,

baldelectrician

bowlingtrophies wrote: »

So under this new legislation, the tenant has no minimum commitment to rental period yet the landlord has open ended commitment for however long tenant wants? Seems unfair on landlords if you ask me. 28 days is nothing,

Not just that
A landlord has to provide - at the start of the tenancy

1. A safisfactory EICR (electrical test certificate)
2. An EPC (energy performance certificate)
3. Linked smoke detectors (and paperwork showing they work)
4. The full PRT agreement - which gives the tenant advice where and how to complain if the landlord fails in their actions

Let me put it another way-
If you are a driver going along the road and you are pulled over for something you cannot say 'I didn't know the law, can I get awa with it?'
In other words - as a landlord you should keep up to date on the landlord rules.

https://www.housingandpropertychamber.scot/

G_M

bowlingtrophies wrote: »

Term
8. The term of the tenancy is a periodic tenancy commencing at 12:00 noon on 1 July 2018 and
continuing on a year-to-year basis until the Landlord or the Tenant terminates the tenancy (the
"Term").
9. Any notice to terminate this tenancy must comply with the applicable legislation of Scotland
(the "Act").

Please ignore my post above which relates to England/Aales.

Having read subsequent posts I'm shocked by the level of ignorance displayed.

I trust you are registered as a landlord as required in Scotland, as well as having provided the tenant with all the required documentation, reports etc........


https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/guides/renting_privately

anselld

bowlingtrophies wrote: »

She wants to move out at the end of May this year, and has just given me notice of her wish to do so. However, this leaves me a little bit in the lurch for the month of June, as it will be difficult to find a new tenant.

Given the failure to comply with Legislation you are nowhere near "in the lurch" as you could be.

Probably best to accept gratefully that this tenant wants to leave early and start again with a clean sheet.

It is still March. Surely finding a new Tenant with over two month notice cannot be difficult. Plenty of time to research the law and get the paperwork right.

bowlingtrophies

baldelectrician wrote: »

Not just that
A landlord has to provide - at the start of the tenancy

1. A safisfactory EICR (electrical test certificate)
2. An EPC (energy performance certificate)
3. Linked smoke detectors (and paperwork showing they work)
4. The full PRT agreement - which gives the tenant advice where and how to complain if the landlord fails in their actions

Let me put it another way-
If you are a driver going along the road and you are pulled over for something you cannot say 'I didn't know the law, can I get awa with it?'
In other words - as a landlord you should keep up to date on the landlord rules.

Thanks for the advice, very helpful.

Just out of interest, would a live-in landlord make any difference to elements of this case? Could be useful to know this in the future.

Have a good day.

bowlingtrophies

G_M wrote: »

Please ignore my post above which relates to England/Aales.

Having read subsequent posts I'm shocked by the level of ignorance displayed.

I trust you are registered as a landlord as required in Scotland, as well as having provided the tenant with all the required documentation, reports etc........

A little bit dramatic, don't you think? I hope you recover from your shock. Regardless, thanks for the advice. Your trust is well placed.

bowlingtrophies

anselld wrote: »

Given the failure to comply with Legislation you are nowhere near "in the lurch" as you could be.

Probably best to accept gratefully that this tenant wants to leave early and start again with a clean sheet.

It is still March. Surely finding a new Tenant with over two month notice cannot be difficult. Plenty of time to research the law and get the paperwork right.

Thanks for the advice, I'll keep this in mind.

Have a good day.

OscarFoxtrot

You're running a business, did you not bother to check the laws surrounding this and just assumed it was what you thought it would be?


Just curious how you'd feel if other businesses did this to you.