Giving notice to landlord and asking to stay for extra days

youth_leader

Good point MaryNB, and also use Timestamp on the photos so they could be used as evidence in a court of law.

Also worth talking to the new tenants about your post as you were there so long, even with mail direction.  I was really annoyed to get a window cleaning bill forwarded to my new address three months after leaving, I had to ring the window cleaning company and explain I'd left months before.  

Brie

I think that the biggest problem will be if the LL has someone who can move in but giving you the extra time makes it difficult for a smooth transition.  The fact that you are talking about less than 2 weeks before Christmas may add to the problem.

dimbo61

So you have been renting the property for over 3 years ?
Have you spoken/emailed/messaged/WhatsApp your landlord in that time ?
Who did the GSC, EICR, maintenance and repairs.
I am sure after being a tenant you should be able to give your Landlord the heads up about your future plans.
With luck he/she will work with you to help your move out into your New home go smoothly and get the property ready for the next tenants.

Sistergold

If you are completing on the 13th of December for instance why not give December as the notice period so move out/handover keys on the 2nd January? That way you have an overlap and can move out without the stress? I find that funds permitting it’s better to complete and be flexible in moving than rentals all packed waiting to collect keys and move in etc once in a while it all goes wrong and you become homeless. If you complete on the 13th you could schedule removals doe the 14th and have time to do your move from morning etc. I personally never physically move in on completion day. I always have an overlap and move in once keys are in hand. Gives me a chance to clean and unpack on both ends! 

PRAISETHESUN

I would tend to agree with the other posters - if you can afford it I'd allow for some overlap to take the stress out of moving on such a tight deadline. If you're on good terms with your LL you might consider giving them an informal heads up, but as others have said do not give formal notice until you have exchanged, and don't return the keys until your tenancy has actually ended.

As for giving notice, depending on the exact wording in your TA you'll find it'll be either one of two things:

1) You are required to give >=1 month's notice to end the tenancy which can be any date, as long as it is >=1 month from when you give notice.
2) You are required to give >=1 month's notice, which must coincide with your monthly tenancy period

From what OP has said it sounds like the latter, but it's worth checking - I've had TAs where both have been the case. You might be able to negotiate something if you want to leave mid-period and it's not allowed, but that would entirely up to the LL's discretion. 

greensalad

dimbo61 said:

So you have been renting the property for over 3 years ?
Have you spoken/emailed/messaged/WhatsApp your landlord in that time ?
Who did the GSC, EICR, maintenance and repairs.
I am sure after being a tenant you should be able to give your Landlord the heads up about your future plans.
With luck he/she will work with you to help your move out into your New home go smoothly and get the property ready for the next tenants.

Doing so could be dangerous though. If the house purchase falls through or takes longer than expected but your landlord is expecting you out by X date, then you could find yourself without a home. Hence why the general advice is to not give notice until exchange.

canaldumidi

PRAISETHESUN said:

As for giving notice, depending on the exact wording in your TA you'll find it'll be either one of two things:

1) You are required to give >=1 month's notice to end the tenancy which can be any date, as long as it is >=1 month from when you give notice.
2) You are required to give >=1 month's notice, which must coincide with your monthly tenancy period

1) since tenancy periods are legally indivisible, rent would still be due for the entire period (unless of course another mutually agreed arrangement was made).

The other exception is following service of a S21 Notice which is subject to the new(ish) terms of section 40 of the Dereguaion Act 2015.