Tenancy Agreements

[suzie1]

If i have a 6 month tenancy agreement, do i have to move out if landlord says, when the tenancy is up, and landlord doesnt renew it? how long does landlord have to give me to move out? thanks

[dothawkes31]

read your agreement suzie, it will all be in the small print and the various terms and conditions.

[suzie1]

thanks poodi, its not for me, but a friend, i submitted this question for a friend.

[suzie1]

sorry it was dot, why did i say poodi?

[jb190281]

if theres a tenancy agreement, landlord should give 2 months written notice with a reason to quit the tenancy. if theres no tenancy agreement, all he has to provide is reasonable notice.

[suzie1]

thanks everyone

[boxtops]

I was a tenant for a while and both sides could give notice in the last month of the tenancy. As others have said, it should be in the paperwork.

[Barmaid]

I am assuming you have an assured shorthold tenancy. If so, when the initial period is up, you can "hold over" - ie continue the tenancy. In order to get possession the landlord has to serve a notice under the Housing Act and if you refuse to leave he cannot get you out without a court order.

As long as it is a AST it matters not what your tenancy agreement say since this is a statutory provision.

[Masked_Landlord_UK]

Barmaid is correct. To evict you, the landlord has to issue you with a written notice under either section 8 or section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act. In this case, it would be section 21. This notice gives you TWO MONTHS notice that the landlord intends to seek possession - it DOES NOT mean that you have to leave on the expiry date, the landlord has to go to court to 'seek possession' and that process will take a couple of months.

You can not be served with a valid section 21 notice if your deposit is not in one of the 3 government approved schemes.

[Masked_Landlord_UK]

Forgot to say, if the landlord does not issue a valid section 21 notice your tenancy becomes a "Statutory Periodic Tenancy" and can remain so until your landlord commences the s21 or s8 process. If tenant wants to leave during a periodic tenancy they must give one months notice, ending on the same day of he month as the preceeding tenancy agreement.

[factor-fiction]

Nice user-name, Masked_Landlord_UK , but unfortunately AB seems to have a problem with long names and it throws out the screen layout. As you may be new (or are perhaps a regular with a new name) you may want to re-set your user name to make it a bit shorter. It's just a suggestion.