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Can anyone confirm how long i have before my landlord evcits me (she's selling)

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tc1992
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Hello

My landlord's agents phone me on monday to tell me that they are selling. I am currently on a 12 month contract. The payment for the very last month of the contract went through yesterday.

Since i have not been served formal notice does that mean I have the rest of this (contract) month and then 2 month more. I believe that legally you need to give 2 months. There is no time stated in my contract, it just says that "he shall serve any notice(s) with the provisions of the Housing Acts"

So if that is the case i have effectively 3 months more here, have i got this right?
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  • Comms69
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    Around 6-8 months if you decide to stay put


    s.21 notice is just notice of intention to go to court. it doesn't end a tenancy
  • LEJC
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    Your contract is not being renewed so I read that as when your tenancy period ends at the end of this contract,that is the day you should vacate.

    However you are quite at liberty to stay put until eviction,or your choice of date to move out....whichever is sooner
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    LEJC wrote: »
    Your contract is not being renewed so I read that as when your tenancy period ends at the end of this contract,that is the day you should vacate.

    I read that it rolls over to periodic when the contract ends.
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  • LEJC
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    Alter_ego wrote: »
    I read that it rolls over to periodic when the contract ends.
    That is true....but in the absence of anything that either of us can really read,I would possibly advise the OP to contact the LA or LL to establish the date they wish her to vacate without the need to go down the eviction route....unless she wants or needs to.

    An amicable agreement is always better...but I do understand that in some circumstances to gain onward housing things need to progress down a more formal route.
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  • Comms69
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    LEJC wrote: »
    That is true....but in the absence of anything that either of us can really read,I would possibly advise the OP to contact the LA or LL to establish the date they wish her to vacate without the need to go down the eviction route....unless she wants or needs to.

    An amicable agreement is always better...but I do understand that in some circumstances to gain onward housing things need to progress down a more formal route.
    She's not even been served with any notice.....
  • Comms69
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    Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »
    Will you need a good reference for somewhere else to rent?

    Eviction timing depends on the workload of your local court system.
    I've only participated in it once but I served notice in August 2015 (I forget the exact date) and we were down the final stage bailiff's warrant at the start of November 2015.
    So that was barely three months, start to finish.



    Surprising really, given that the notice is 2 months, and the court order is 14 days, so 14-18 days to get a hearing and bailiffs - almost unheard of.
  • Comms69
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    Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »
    No, we didn't get the bailiffs in, we only applied for the warrant. That was enough for the tenants to throw in the towel since the last thing they wanted was police involvement.
    I think the warrant would have taken another 2 weeks.



    What have the police got to do with it?


    Bailiff turns up, you hand over the key and leave.


    In any case, I see, that's the warrant and then another 2-4 (or more) for execution
  • Comms69
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    Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »
    We would have asked the police to attend because of the nature of the tenant.
    I don't think this applies to the OP!



    Ah I see.


    I think whilst a valid experience, it's not typical :)
  • Cakeguts
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    Are you sure that your landlord isn't going to sell to another landlord?
  • 45002
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    tc1992 wrote:
    Hello

    My landlord's agents phone me on monday to tell me that they are selling. I am currently on a 12 month contract. The payment for the very last month of the contract went through yesterday.

    Since i have not been served formal notice does that mean I have the rest of this (contract) month and then 2 month more. I believe that legally you need to give 2 months. There is no time stated in my contract, it just says that "he shall serve any notice(s) with the provisions of the Housing Acts"

    So if that is the case i have effectively 3 months more here, have i got this right?

    Have a read of this

    https://forums.landlordzone.co.uk/forum/residential-letting-questions/77351-time-to-repossess-statistics?p=1001883#post1001883

    Good luck...

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    Advice given on Assured and Regulated Tenancy, Further advice should always be sought from a Solicitor....
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