to think our landlord could have told us

[pantsjustpants]

That they've put in for planning to build a house on our garden? Dh has just come home to find the notice attached to our front gate! We've not been informed or asked if this is ok, but we are aware that this is what they'd like to do in the future. I'm a bit peeved tbh.

[TheChaoGoesMu]

Wow, now that is rude bike.

[YohedYoshoulderYonisandYotoes]

You could put in a planning application for a 16 floor tower block on the same piece of land, and then announce to the press - the confusion should mean that both plans are rejected by outraged engaged campaigners..

Also if you get permission for the block, you can go halvers on the million quid

[MidniteScribbler]

But the OP has already said she knew this was likely to happen at some point. I suspect the landlord had said when they moved in 'you can use all that space down the back garden for now, but I'll probably build on it or sell it at some point". It's not like it came completely out of the blue, and you can't really complain about potential future building noise if you knew the landlord was already planning to do it.

[specialsubject]

it would have been more polite to tell the tenants that this was in the wind - can't make out among all the usual landlord-haters if they already knew.

If the tenants aren't keen on a building site in the garden they give notice and leave. If they are locked in to the lease beyond the time when building works MIGHT start, then they can object and ask for a postponement so that it doesn't start until after they leave.

landlords are not charities. Renting out a property for profit is not a crime.

[claudedebussy]

look - planning can take months and months, especially for a new build.

then he has FIVE YEARS in which to get STARTED.

[RenterNomad]

Of course the landlord has the right to build whatever he can get planning permission and funding for. It just seems foolish not to make timescales clear. That is very unsettling for a tenant, particularly in light of the fact that it's now a rolling tenancy. If a LL didn't want a tenant to suspect/ fear that timescales were being kept flexible (why did LL not commit to a year is a reasonable question in these circumstances), why not just say something before the notice went up? As a PP said, it"s bad business practice: voids and re-lettings are costly!

[olgaga]

I suppose the LL won't know whether it will be happening or not until he gets planning permission.

At that point he will probably tell you if it's going to happen and whether or not he is prepared to renegotiate the lease

Will the building be able to go ahead while you're there? Or do you expect to get notice to quit?

Perhaps you should start looking round for somewhere else now rather than leave it.