Tenancy notice

canaldumidi

SpiderLegs said:

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MaryNB said:

ASTs automatically continue on a rolling monthly basis after the end of the fixed term, the landlord doesn't have to give any notice if they don't intend to renew it for another fixed term. I have never had a landlord contact me at the end of the fixed term - except for one who threatened an S21 if I didn't sign up for another 12 months. All the rest said nothing and it automatically became periodic. 

Poor proof-reading on my part - I was thinking "if the landlord intended to terminate at the end of the period" and typed "renew" instead. I'll just be sitting over there with the dunce's hat for a while...

You are making it worse. Landlords do cannot terminate tenancy agreements.

Just to be 100% clear!

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Laurelii said:

Landlord company have been emailing asking if we are staying or going but we are in the process of buying a house and have no clue whatsoever about a move in date. so we are trying to find out a move in date first before giving notice but if worst comes to worst will we be ok to give the notice like a week or 2 before the end of the tenancy ( example above)

If I could give you a piece of advice, don't hand your notice in until you have exchanged and have a completion date.

Yes, it could mean you're paying a mortgage and rent together for a month or more, but it prevents you being homeless.

Quite honestly, going onto a SPT would be the best option, but might be also worth having a chat with the landlord. We had a 2 month notice period, but explained our situation with the landlord who was happy with a 1 month, once we moved onto SPT. Once the New Year rolls over, the letting market will be generally buoyant again and there shouldn't be a problem.