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Worried about renting crisis

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  • _Penny_Dreadful
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    edited 24 March at 1:07PM
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    Numerous posters have educated OP regarding his rights but there is still reason for OP to think about the contingencies. It is actually quite prudent to consider the general situation, mortgage pressure on landlords and them moving to sell up. 
    What’s the point in worrying someone who’s already skittish about something that’s not even being touted as a possibility by the landlord? Not all of us landlords are geared up to the eyeballs panicking about mortgage rate increases.  caprikid1's post reads as someone who has misunderstood the situation when all that is happening is that the fixed term is coming to an end soon.
  • RAS
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    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
    The LL can "just tell you to leave". But the law says that you can stay, until the landlord gets permission from the courts to remove you.

    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.
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  • CKhalvashi
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    Numerous posters have educated OP regarding his rights but there is still reason for OP to think about the contingencies. It is actually quite prudent to consider the general situation, mortgage pressure on landlords and them moving to sell up. 
    Suggesting anything more than the tenant was in the property from x to y, paid their rent on time (in most cases) and followed their legal and contractual requirements would be defamation.

    The landlord is free to not provide a reference but will not be helping themselves.
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  • caprikid1
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    "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. 

  • _Penny_Dreadful
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    edited 11 October 2023 at 9:23AM
    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?
  • CKhalvashi
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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. 

    No, in this case the tenant has not been asked to leave. 

    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.
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  • lookstraightahead
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    edited 11 October 2023 at 7:30PM
    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. 
    Actually, the reason a How to Rent book is issued is because it's the law. 
  • Yorkie1
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    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?
    I think you will realistically need to revisit your plan to live in York, unless you get a well paying job. 
    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/


  • _Penny_Dreadful
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    edited 12 October 2023 at 12:55AM
    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. 
    Actually, the reason a How to Rent book is issued is because it's the law. 
    And why was it introduced as part of the required prescribed information….

    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. 
  • 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. 
    Actually, the reason a How to Rent book is issued is because it's the law. 
    And why was it introduced as part of the required prescribed information….

    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. 
    I get your point, but lots of opinion or fact or knowledge from others adds to tenant's (or indeed landlord's) understanding. There's an abundance of landlords on here who don't read anything either, including the booklet given to tenants, which means landlords don't follow correct procedure so tenants have to question.
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