Notice period rent

CSI_Yorkshire

User897 said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

With the little information supplied.

On the face of it you could be liable for rent until 14/08.

You seem to suggest you had a 12 month AST ending 29/07 but didn't serve notice for that date so the notice is the day supplied by the LL(which may or may not have been valid but that shop has sailed)

Out of interest why did you leave early? Do you know if new tenants are already in the property?

I don’t know if it’s really clear from my original post, what im contesting is the additional rental charge for the period between 29/07-14/08, which is the overlap of the tenancy end date in to the landlords notice period. Property management is saying I’m liable for the rent for these two weeks, 

Consensus appears to be that you are not liable for those two weeks.

propertyrental

Dear Mr Landlord (Agent),

Further to our correspondence in relation to the ending of my tenancy at (address), please note the following:

* The tenancy fixed term commenced on (30/7/22?) with a one year fixed term which ended on 29/7/23.
* I vacated the property, and returned the keys on 26/7/23, within this fixed term period
* I have paid rent due for the entire fixed term, up to 29/7/23.
* As you no doubt are aware, no notice is required from a tenant to end a tenancy on the expiry of a fixed term, provided the tenant does not remain in occupation.

Service by a landlord of a S21 Notice does not end a tenancy, so has no bearing on the above points. 

Consequently no further rent is due from me, and for the avoidance of doubt, in particular rent is not due for the period 29/7/23 - 14/8/23.

Kindly therefore arrange for the return of my deposit in full within the next 7 days, after which, if not received, I shall refer the matter to the deposit protection scheme for resolution of dispute.

Yours sincerely,

User897

saajan_12

User897 said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

With the little information supplied.

On the face of it you could be liable for rent until 14/08.

You seem to suggest you had a 12 month AST ending 29/07 but didn't serve notice for that date so the notice is the day supplied by the LL(which may or may not have been valid but that shop has sailed)

Out of interest why did you leave early? Do you know if new tenants are already in the property?

Sorry to clear up confusion (self created)
Contract was fixed term, ended 29/07. Payments for the duration of this tenancy were all made.
I handed the keys back 26/07 (not 26/06 as original post stated), thinking that giving the keys back a few days before the end of the tenancy would avoid any confusion, and also because I was in the area of the property management company on that date.
I don’t know if it’s really clear from my original post, what im contesting is the additional rental charge for the period between 29/07-14/08, which is the overlap of the tenancy end date in to the landlords notice period. Property management is saying I’m liable for the rent for these two weeks, I don’t think I should be given I never signed anything contractually to the extended end date, nor does it say anything in my original contract about having to pay in this situation.

Ok, that makes a difference. Read your tenancy agreement again and quote any clause about giving notice to terminate either BEFORE, AT or AFTER the end of the fixed term. If there's nothing, then you're free and clear. If there's a clause about notice to terminate AT the end of the tenancy (ie not enter a periodic contract) then there's an argument.. not necessarily one that hte LL will win, but its less cut and dry. 

User897

Thank you everyone for your help with this.
After a lot of bath and forth, and a lot of asking for actual legal definitions to be provided, the letting agent has come back to me and said that I don't need to pay for the two additional weeks.
Thanks everyone for the advice