How long should the legal part take?

penners324

Your tenancy will automatically go to a rolling monthly contract at the end of the fixed term

Falafels

watermelonspring said:

moneysavinghero said:

Does not matter what your landlord wants. Once you fixed term ends you will automatically go onto a monthly. Only way landlord  could then get you out is by giving you 6 months notice.

I have heard that but it seems quite confrontational to refuse to sign a fixed tenancy but continue to live there against her wishes. I don’t want to be *that* tenant. 

It will just go to a rolling tenancy. I can totally understand why you don't want to be 'that' tenant, but explain your situation fully, and that you will be out of the property as soon as possible. Is your landlady in a hurry for you to move out?

trex227

Usually the timeframe for a leasehold is around 12 weeks (that’s the average my spouse who is a conveyancer tells her clients). However at the minute the sheer amount of transactions is meaning solicitors aren’t able to move transactions along as quickly, there are long delays with a lot of mortgage lenders, surveys and valuations aren’t as quick as so many are being done, searches are often taking longer to come back because of delays at councils etc. And it’s not just the volume of transactions at the minute but also in a lot of organisations staff are working from home and often can’t work as effectively as they do in the office.

What stage are you currently at?

moneysavinghero

watermelonspring said:

moneysavinghero said:

Does not matter what your landlord wants. Once you fixed term ends you will automatically go onto a monthly. Only way landlord  could then get you out is by giving you 6 months notice.

I have heard that but it seems quite confrontational to refuse to sign a fixed tenancy but continue to live there against her wishes. I don’t want to be *that* tenant. 

If your landlord did not want to deal with tenants then they should not have become landlords. You would only be exercising what the law says you are entitled to. The landlord doesn't lose any sleep about being *that* landlord that charges you rent because they know they are legally entitled to. 

watermelonspring

Falafels said:

watermelonspring said:

moneysavinghero said:

Does not matter what your landlord wants. Once you fixed term ends you will automatically go onto a monthly. Only way landlord  could then get you out is by giving you 6 months notice.

I have heard that but it seems quite confrontational to refuse to sign a fixed tenancy but continue to live there against her wishes. I don’t want to be *that* tenant. 

It will just go to a rolling tenancy. I can totally understand why you don't want to be 'that' tenant, but explain your situation fully, and that you will be out of the property as soon as possible. Is your landlady in a hurry for you to move out?

We haven’t mentioned anything yet in case this all falls through and we’d have nowhere to live. 

watermelonspring

trex227 said:

Usually the timeframe for a leasehold is around 12 weeks (that’s the average my spouse who is a conveyancer tells her clients). However at the minute the sheer amount of transactions is meaning solicitors aren’t able to move transactions along as quickly, there are long delays with a lot of mortgage lenders, surveys and valuations aren’t as quick as so many are being done, searches are often taking longer to come back because of delays at councils etc. And it’s not just the volume of transactions at the minute but also in a lot of organisations staff are working from home and often can’t work as effectively as they do in the office.

What stage are you currently at?

We have had our valuation and the solicitors only started their work 2 weeks ago. 

Thrugelmir

watermelonspring said:

My solicitor only gives very bland responses when I ask for an update, basically saying each time ‘I’ll update you when I need to’. 

Because they have no idea what issues may come to light, or the time it will take to resolve them. You are just two weeks in, and the searches are unlikely to have come back yet. 

Solicitors time costs money. Hence they'll be in contact when it's necessary. Not before. 

Comms69

watermelonspring said:

Falafels said:

watermelonspring said:

moneysavinghero said:

Does not matter what your landlord wants. Once you fixed term ends you will automatically go onto a monthly. Only way landlord  could then get you out is by giving you 6 months notice.

I have heard that but it seems quite confrontational to refuse to sign a fixed tenancy but continue to live there against her wishes. I don’t want to be *that* tenant. 

It will just go to a rolling tenancy. I can totally understand why you don't want to be 'that' tenant, but explain your situation fully, and that you will be out of the property as soon as possible. Is your landlady in a hurry for you to move out?

We haven’t mentioned anything yet in case this all falls through and we’d have nowhere to live. 

Ye, the landlord cant evict you until basically 2022....

watermelonspring

Comms69 said:

watermelonspring said:

Falafels said:

watermelonspring said:

moneysavinghero said:

Does not matter what your landlord wants. Once you fixed term ends you will automatically go onto a monthly. Only way landlord  could then get you out is by giving you 6 months notice.

I have heard that but it seems quite confrontational to refuse to sign a fixed tenancy but continue to live there against her wishes. I don’t want to be *that* tenant. 

It will just go to a rolling tenancy. I can totally understand why you don't want to be 'that' tenant, but explain your situation fully, and that you will be out of the property as soon as possible. Is your landlady in a hurry for you to move out?

We haven’t mentioned anything yet in case this all falls through and we’d have nowhere to live. 

Ye, the landlord cant evict you until basically 2022....

I know but I won’t be doing that sort of thing, making her go to go court etc

Comms69

watermelonspring said:

Comms69 said:

watermelonspring said:

Falafels said:

watermelonspring said:

moneysavinghero said:

Does not matter what your landlord wants. Once you fixed term ends you will automatically go onto a monthly. Only way landlord  could then get you out is by giving you 6 months notice.

I have heard that but it seems quite confrontational to refuse to sign a fixed tenancy but continue to live there against her wishes. I don’t want to be *that* tenant. 

It will just go to a rolling tenancy. I can totally understand why you don't want to be 'that' tenant, but explain your situation fully, and that you will be out of the property as soon as possible. Is your landlady in a hurry for you to move out?

We haven’t mentioned anything yet in case this all falls through and we’d have nowhere to live. 

Ye, the landlord cant evict you until basically 2022....

I know but I won’t be doing that sort of thing, making her go to go court etc

That's entirely your decision. Any professional landlord would know this; and do this, with no complaints.