Advice For Tenants

moneysavinghero

ChewyyBacca said:

Lover_of_Lycra said:

@TheCatSitter, in the private rental sector of England and Wales there are no long term lets.  The longest you are likely to ever get is 12 months.  Regardless of what any landlord or letting agent tells you at the start you won't really ever be protected for more than a year at a time.   

Lover_of_Lycra About 12 months let being the longest:
My current AST was drawn out to be 2 years fixed, and currently in rolling for more than 1 year now.
My new AST is proposed to be again 2 years fixed (even though I didn't ask for it :-])
So I guess one can get lets longer than 12 months. Or am I missing something?
Thanks much

Do the 2 years fixed contracts have a break clause in them? If so the LL can get you out before the 2 years if they wish.

ChewyyBacca

moneysavinghero said:

ChewyyBacca said:

Lover_of_Lycra said:

@TheCatSitter, in the private rental sector of England and Wales there are no long term lets.  The longest you are likely to ever get is 12 months.  Regardless of what any landlord or letting agent tells you at the start you won't really ever be protected for more than a year at a time.   

Lover_of_Lycra About 12 months let being the longest:
My current AST was drawn out to be 2 years fixed, and currently in rolling for more than 1 year now.
My new AST is proposed to be again 2 years fixed (even though I didn't ask for it :-])
So I guess one can get lets longer than 12 months. Or am I missing something?
Thanks much

Do the 2 years fixed contracts have a break clause in them? If so the LL can get you out before the 2 years if they wish.

moneysavinghero No break clause - in current AST or the new AST!

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ChewyyBacca said:

Lover_of_Lycra said:

@TheCatSitter, in the private rental sector of England and Wales there are no long term lets.  The longest you are likely to ever get is 12 months.  Regardless of what any landlord or letting agent tells you at the start you won't really ever be protected for more than a year at a time.   

Lover_of_Lycra About 12 months let being the longest:
My current AST was drawn out to be 2 years fixed, and currently in rolling for more than 1 year now.
My new AST is proposed to be again 2 years fixed (even though I didn't ask for it :-])
So I guess one can get lets longer than 12 months. Or am I missing something?
Thanks much

2 year fixed terms certainly isn’t the norm. The best most tenants get is a 12 month fixed term followed by another 12 month fixed term for any kind of security. Even at 2 year fixed term that’s not particularly long term for living somewhere. Any fixed term AST of over 3 years needs to be executed as a deed and for 7 years plus has to be registered with the Land Registry and will possibly incur SDLT.