Contract Renewal - Landlord insisting on 1 year.

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GDB2222 said:

Yes. If it’s stated in the current contract, it’s a cpt.

In practice, your LL can’t evict you inside 6 months, as he has to apply to the court, etc.

However, in my opinion, you should try to negotiate some sort of deal that works all round. I suspect the agent wants a full year’s commission, and that is what is driving this. So maybe speak directly to the LL?

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, it is the Landlord that I am communicating with directly. We have never missed a payment, agreed to an 8% increase in rent and want a 6-month fixed term and he's insisting on a full year.

RHemmings said:

There have been questions like this before. Clearly the OP's landlord wants them to stay on as tenants in the house. If the OP says that they don't want to sign on for another fixed period, but want to go periodic, then is the landlord really going to evict them? 

I was in a situation like this. First, the landlord wanted me to sign on for another year, and I negotiated it down to six months. When the six months ended, I just said unilaterally that I was going onto a rolling contract, and it happened. 

Thank you for your response. Will send an email stating that we would not be signing the contract except its for 6 months.

theartfullodger said:

s21 must give AT LEAST two months... some stupid landlords (yes, amazingly there are some..) think just needs 2 months from when they send it forgetting e.g. post takes time..

Other devious landlords get good proof of service (eg royal mail signed for..) but only actually send local pizza delivery leaflet in envelope... Tenant thinks nothing of it, landlord then goes to evict tenant who ain't prepared....

Thank you for your response. So if he sends a S21, even though it says 2 months, it seems based on earlier responses that we might still be at the house for about 6 months before eviction?

theartfullodger

6 minty if his paperwork is perfect, much longer if s21 is invalid (many are).

Some landlords bribe tenants to go.....