End of Tenancy 23rd April 2020

Dreamingandimpatient

My tenancy ends 23rd April.  Notice has been given and accepted.  If we choose to stay given the latest information and the fact that we can't move in with family (elderly parents), and we have to stay - are the landlords in their rights to hike the rent up for the extra time spent here?

greatcrested

If a tenant serves notice but fails to leave, the LL can charge double rent. Howver it rarely happens, and in the current climate one would hope the LL would be flexible. But give the LL as much advance warning as possible as he might be lining up a replacement tenant... He's more likely to be understanding if you tell him a few days/weeks in advance that your plans have changed, than if you simply don't vacate on the 23rd.....

Distress For Rent Act 1737 S18

Dreamingandimpatient

greatcrested said:

If a tenant serves notice but fails to leave, the LL can charge double rent. Howver it rarely happens, and in the current climate one would hope the LL would be flexible. But give the LL as much advance warning as possible as he might be lining up a replacement tenant... He's more likely to be understanding if you tell him a few days/weeks in advance that your plans have changed, than if you simply don't vacate on the 23rd.....

Distress For Rent Act 1737 S18

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I’ll call my landlord ASAP. Many thanks. 

canarydrummer

This is also happening to me - except April 1st! Landlord rang the day after government restrictions were announced to press ahead - there is a tenant lined up to move in, which imho shouldn't be happening either. What can I do?

breaking_free

canarydrummer said:

This is also happening to me - except April 1st! Landlord rang the day after government restrictions were announced to press ahead - there is a tenant lined up to move in, which imho shouldn't be happening either. What can I do?

If you were expecting to go on April 1st then you have known you needed to move for some time. One person needs to be the adult instead of expecting "someone else" to sort everything out. Perhaps you could be that person? You need to broker an agreement between yourself, the landlord and the new tenant.Put yourself in the new tenant's shoes: where are they supposed to live if you don't move out? Put on your big girl or big boy pants and get on the phone.

bigmortgage

canarydrummer said:

This is also happening to me - except April 1st! Landlord rang the day after government restrictions were announced to press ahead - there is a tenant lined up to move in, which imho shouldn't be happening either. What can I do?

It's a tough one if the new tenants need to move in. If they are able to wait for the same reason you would like to wait, that would be the best outcome for all. If not, you could stay and wait a few months to be evicted, but that would be pretty bad for you, the new tenants and the landlord.

bigmortgage

Dreamingandimpatient said:

greatcrested said:

If a tenant serves notice but fails to leave, the LL can charge double rent. Howver it rarely happens, and in the current climate one would hope the LL would be flexible. But give the LL as much advance warning as possible as he might be lining up a replacement tenant... He's more likely to be understanding if you tell him a few days/weeks in advance that your plans have changed, than if you simply don't vacate on the 23rd.....

Distress For Rent Act 1737 S18

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I’ll call my landlord ASAP. Many thanks. 

I should expect your landlord, if they don't have someone lined up already, will be quite happy to still have rent coming in given they won't be finding a new tenant anytime soon.

pimento

What if you can't find a removal company to move you?  This is our problem.  We gave notice for April 30th but can't find a removal company to move us.  I could rent a van but there's no way we would be physically able to move our furniture.

bigmortgage

pimento said:

What if you can't find a removal company to move you?  This is our problem.  We gave notice for April 30th but can't find a removal company to move us.  I could rent a van but there's no way we would be physically able to move our furniture.

If you can't move by that date you will remain liable. If you can stay put and delay the place your moving into, that may be a better option. If landlords allow.

pimento

The place we are moving into we have owned since the middle of February.  I thought I'd had a great idea by doing it up (kitchen, decorating, new flooring) before we actually moved in thinking we'd have plenty of time.
This just proves that God laughs when man makes plans.

martindow

Dreamingandimpatient said:

greatcrested said:

If a tenant serves notice but fails to leave, the LL can charge double rent. Howver it rarely happens, and in the current climate one would hope the LL would be flexible. But give the LL as much advance warning as possible as he might be lining up a replacement tenant... He's more likely to be understanding if you tell him a few days/weeks in advance that your plans have changed, than if you simply don't vacate on the 23rd.....

Distress For Rent Act 1737 S18

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I’ll call my landlord ASAP. Many thanks. 

But don't mention the Distress for Rent Act - they are probably unaware that they could demand double rent.