To feel cross with my landlord?

[blackberryjam]

We are in private rented and have lived in this current house for 4 years. We have always made a real effort to keep the house and garden clean and tidy and our landlord has said that 'he couldn't wish for better tenants'. For various reasons we've decided to move out and have found another rental for our family to move to. Renting is fiercely competitive in the town we live in and so we couldn't hang around so informed him yesterday that we were moving out and giving him over 5 weeks notice. His response was that he wanted 2 months notice as he relied on the rent to live on and that it was unreasonable for us to just give one month! What????

We pointed out that it was in our tenancy agreement just to give one month's notice and we really couldn't afford to pay him another month's rent as we are about to fork out agent's fees + one month's rent + one month's deposit for the new place. He's also said that he wants to sell this place so we've had this hanging over our heads for a while now. AIBU to think that this person (who owns 2 properties) is being unreasonable to guilt trip his tenants like this?

YANBU. Give him what your contract states, nothing more, nothing less.

I agree with frootshoots. All's fair in love and renting. (I know this, being a long time tenant myself - something I detest, but cannot do anything about)

Of course YANBU! He is a damned hypocrite for thinking he is hard done by about your leavinh, when he was planning to sell ; sure, you would have had more "notice", but a longer period of uncertainty.

What has he been doing with all the money he has saved on void periods, marketing fees and renewal fees?!

If renting is fiercly competitive then he will have no problem reletting the house which you have given the required and legal notice for, I think he may be getting his wires cross as he has to give you two months notice.

YANBU, you've given him MORE than the required notice, ignore.

YABU to comment on his financial status re him owning two properties but YADNBU to only give him the required notice.

YANBU you are giving more notice than your tenancy agreement he can't argue with that. Make sure he doesn try to keep your deposit though!

I rely on my tenants rent while my business is still growing and it I don't know how I'd manage if they moved out.

I do not believe this should be of the slightest concern to my tenants if they fancy moving.

Ignore him.

Make sure you give him written notice and send it recorded, just incase he starts being an arse.

YANBU. Stick to your guns as there is little he can. He may try to remove money from your deposit but you will have to wait and see on that one.

Well speaking as an accidental landlord, loosing good tenants is a pain in the arse but you've given enough notice, the house sounds like it's in good condition so he just needs to get it advertised now.

His finances really are not your concern and he shouldn't be making them so.

YANBU, but your LL hasn't got a leg to stand on so I don't see the problem. Make sure you take photos before you leave.

It must be so hurtful fir him to take that attitude when you have (presumably) taken pride in being good tenants, I'd feel upset too.

His tough luck. Seems pretty standard in contracts for LL to have to give 2 months notice to their tenants and for the tenant only to give 1 months notice.

If he's worried about getting a future tenant he should drop the rental better to be getting paid a lower amount from month one rather than nothing for 6 months. As a LL myself that is what I would do if I was that worried.