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Worried about renting crisis
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user19860331 said:Thanks but Im confused... if I take out a 12-month AST, and then it comes to the end of the 12 months, then I dont see why the LL couldnt just tell me to leave? How would that be illegal?
It happened to me once before, I took out a 6 month AST and then, after 4 months, I got told that the LL was selling the place and I would have to move out once it got to the 6-month mark
There was no legal requirement for you to leave at the end of your 6-month tenancy. The LL and EA relied on your ignorance of tenancy law.
If you want to know who owns your home, go to the Land Registry and pay £3 to download the registration document. Avoid the rip off merchants who charge 10 times as much.
What you will be dealing with is an EA who relies upon getting the LL to pay nice fat fees for renewing the tenancy every 12 months. If being locked into a 12 month tenancy is a problem to you because you are going to need to move, just tell them you want to roll over to a periodic tenancy.
Do read your tenancy agreement and check precisely what it says about giving notice in the periodic tenancy. If it says nothing, your would revert to a Statutory Periodic Tenancy.
And if you are looking at York, check the transport costs as cross-border journeys tend to be much higher than you might be used to.If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing2 -
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The landlord is free to not provide a reference but will not be helping themselves.💙💛 💔0 -
"The landlord is free to not provide a reference but will not be helping themselves."
The Tenant was given notice to leave by the 24th of October... following a court to seek possession, possession of the property was gained on the 24th of March...
Non of the above would be defamation it would be statement of fact.
At the end of the day it's a sellers market Landlords can afford to be extremely fussy.
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caprikid1 said:"The landlord is free to not provide a reference but will not be helping themselves."
The Tenant was given notice to leave by the 24th of October... following a court to seek possession, possession of the property was gained on the 24th of March...
Non of the above would be defamation it would be statement of fact.
At the end of the day it's a sellers market Landlords can afford to be extremely fussy.
Your post confuses me. The tenant, aka the OP of this thread, has not been served notice of any description by their current landlord. Where are you getting that the OP was served notice to leave by 24th October?
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caprikid1 said:"The landlord is free to not provide a reference but will not be helping themselves."
The Tenant was given notice to leave by the 24th of October... following a court to seek possession, possession of the property was gained on the 24th of March...
Non of the above would be defamation it would be statement of fact.
At the end of the day it's a sellers market Landlords can afford to be extremely fussy.
As a company we are often asked for the ridiculous, normally on price. That doesn't mean I will tolerate bad reviews etc when the answer is rightly no.
If the landlord wants to be fussy that's up to them, but deliberately delaying getting what they want to be petty isn't really a good way to do business. Landlords are businesspeople before you argue, this is not 'passive income' (which is a term I hate anyway) and is a regulated business with ongoing commitments and legal duties, which is something that most businesses don't have.💙💛 💔0 -
_Penny_Dreadful said:Good grief! I don’t know how much clearer I or other posters can make this to you, your landlord does not have a choice whether you start a periodic tenancy or not and an AST can only be ended by you (the tenant) or a court.Tenants like yourself are the reason why landlords like myself have to give tenants a How to Rent booklet at the start of your AST. It spells out what happens at the end of the fixed term in plain English. I urge you to RTFB.0
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user19860331 said:I currently pay £600PCM living in West Yorkshire, but my tenancy runs out in a few months and I'm worried that my landlord might decide to sell up and therefore kick me out
I could afford a rental increase of approx £200 without too much trouble.
But if I get kicked out I will probably struggle to find anywhere else, going by what I've heard about massive waiting lists for viewings.
Im also hoping to apply for a job in York, and saw there was NOTHING available in the whole city for less than £1000PCM on Rightmove
I would ideally buy my own place but I only have 5K savings so I doubt I'd be able to get a deposit that cheap
Does anyone have any advice on what I can do?
https://yorkmix.com/this-is-the-salary-you-now-need-to-buy-a-home-in-york/
As you say, rents are now £1K+ per month
https://yorkmix.com/yorks-average-rent-rises-above-1k-a-month-as-new-council-outlines-housing-plan/
There is intense competition for rental properties
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23820036.yorks-rental-market-war-says-naish-estate-agents/
And there is pressure on landlords to convert from standard tenancies to short-term lets (although the tide may be turning against them)
https://yorkmix.com/york-residents-are-being-evicted-from-their-homes-as-short-term-holiday-lets-boom-says-mp/
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lookstraightahead said:_Penny_Dreadful said:Good grief! I don’t know how much clearer I or other posters can make this to you, your landlord does not have a choice whether you start a periodic tenancy or not and an AST can only be ended by you (the tenant) or a court.Tenants like yourself are the reason why landlords like myself have to give tenants a How to Rent booklet at the start of your AST. It spells out what happens at the end of the fixed term in plain English. I urge you to RTFB.
Given the number of threads still appearing on numerous forums about what happens at the end of fixed terms, repairs, etc which are answered in the booklet I wonder what’s the point if tenants aren’t going to bother reading the booklet.3 -
_Penny_Dreadful said:lookstraightahead said:_Penny_Dreadful said:Good grief! I don’t know how much clearer I or other posters can make this to you, your landlord does not have a choice whether you start a periodic tenancy or not and an AST can only be ended by you (the tenant) or a court.Tenants like yourself are the reason why landlords like myself have to give tenants a How to Rent booklet at the start of your AST. It spells out what happens at the end of the fixed term in plain English. I urge you to RTFB.
Given the number of threads still appearing on numerous forums about what happens at the end of fixed terms, repairs, etc which are answered in the booklet I wonder what’s the point if tenants aren’t going to bother reading the booklet.1
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