admin on Landlord "selling" property

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:47:57 +0100

Yes, by the 1988 Housing Act (as summarised in that article) you need two months notice under a periodic tenancy. However, I'm not sure what the Landlord's notice terms are under your six month contract and whether these make any difference. Also was notice served in writing, as I don't think a telephone call will cut it?

As always best to check with someone qualified to give advice, but I think the Landlord needs to give you two months notice as you will roll into a periodic tenancy from the first. It may be worth calling CAB on this to double check.

Good luck, let us know what happens.

CBR_Paul on Landlord "selling" property

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:44:37 +0100

We are currently 4 professionals living in a shared house on what was initially a six month contract which ends in 2 days on Oct 1st. I've just spoken to the landlord who informed me that the house is being sold and that despite the contract being ready for renewal in a couple of days, we need to move out by October 31st.

I don't for one minute believe that it is being sold, however, there isn't a great deal that we can do about that. What I was interested in was Appendix C in the article that I've linked at the end of this post, which states that if the property is to be vacated due to sale, we need to be given at least 2 months' notice.

Since the inital fixed term contract was for six months (1st April - 30th Sept), to be changed to a contractual periodic tenancy after that, can anyone offer any advice as to what the legal notice requirements are since we have not received anything in writing yet?

Thanks

Article here:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/.....redtenants

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