Short Assured Tenancy Dilemma

Agaton_Sax

Hope somebody can help me with this. I have a short assured tenancy on a 12 month period which expires on 21st April. Can I give 2 months 'notice to quit' to my Landlord on 21st Feb and leave on 21st April ?

Generali

I don't think you need give notice if you're leaving at the end of the contract. The contract ends, you leave. Common decency would make me inform my landlord in your shoes.

caringa

I agree - you are being a very thoughtful tenant (coming from a frustrated landlord!) if you give two months notice. However, you dont have to actually give any notice. As previously mentioned, a 6 or 12 month contract ends after that period, unless renewed by both parties. We have had tenants say they wish to renew and because we have omitted to get them to sign, they then decided the day before the contract expires that they have changed their minds! Thats left us with an empty property and no rental income.

$$$_12

I've given my letting agent a week's notice on the grounds they said they would get in touch with me 2 months before the let was up to see if I wanted to extend. They didn't.

Since they also served me with a section 21 at the beginning of the tenancy I see no reason to offer any more notice. Especially as I got my deposit back due to them not registering it with a TDS.

And, of course, I see no reason for encouraging recent BTLers (flat has been owned for a year by current landlord) so if I can serve them up a month's void I will.

clutton_2

""so if I can serve them up a month's void I will."" - how small minded .....

Gorgeous_George

It's not a problem.

Voids are part and parcel of letting and $$$'s actions only serve to increase costs. Costs which are passed on to the tenant. Of course, if $$$ wanted a reference at a later date, his actions might come back to the forefront of my mind.

If the sword of damocles was served at the start of the tenancy, I understand his reasoning. Appalling and lazy business practice.

GG

$$$_12

clutton wrote: »

""so if I can serve them up a month's void I will."" - how small minded .....

I guess it is - or at least poorly phrased. I'm not saying all landlords are bad - in fact most I've had have been good to fair (and I've treated them accordingly).

The flipside is that a few are dodgy speculators (or using rubbish letting agents) with little interest in providing a decent service and if I can encourage them to leave the market I see no problem.

The practice of serving section 21s at the beginning of tenancy and not registering deposits because you think your tenants might not know about the scheme is poor which should be discouraged in my view.

As - I presume - a decent professional landlord yourself I'm sure you'd like to see the back of those people who are bringing your profession into disrepute. Hitting them in their pocket is one way to do this.