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Notice to quit

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Sazzle41 · 22/08/2015 14:20

Posting here for traffic. My landlord has give me notice to quit , but when i found another flat i failed the credit check due to a 2yr old CCJ. I dont know what to do, i have no relatives or friends to put me up. I am in bits, cant stop crying and panicking. Is it worht offering the landlord more rent per month? It will cripple me but he is saying he could get £150 more than i pay. I am on the floor with panic

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TheHouseOnTheLane · 22/08/2015 14:30

Do you have children? You're ok...you have to be given proper notice...he hasn't done that. Have you got a proper lease? First thing is to call SHELTER today for advice.

MrsItsNoworNotatAll · 22/08/2015 14:32

No advice to give but hope you sort it out. xxxxx

Flossyfloof · 22/08/2015 14:34

he should give you two months notice. Unless he and someone ready to move in he has to advertise and find someone so that will take a while.
Do you have Streetlife where you are? Get on there and ask if anyone can help out, even if it is just a spare room for a few weeks.
Whereabouts are you?

Flossyfloof · 22/08/2015 14:35

Unless he has...

thecatneuterer · 22/08/2015 14:37

thehouse how do you know it wasn't the correct notice?

SimLondon · 22/08/2015 14:37

Can you talk to your local housing office? some areas have rent guarantee schemes.

TheHouseOnTheLane · 22/08/2015 14:47

Cat well I don't....but the OP sounds in such a panic, I assumed it was recent and that if she had two months, she's not be so badly worried.

pigsDOfly · 22/08/2015 14:52

As pp said you need to speak to Shelter asap for advice.

Depending on the type of tenancy agreement you have, he can't just give you notice to leave because he feels like it, and most tenancy agreements require 2 months notice - that's if you're renting a self contained flat or house and apart from a few exceptions you need to be coming to the end of the tenancy agreement.

On the other hand if you're living in his house and sharing his kitchen for example then you have no rights.

You need to get proper advice to know where you stand. Please don't let your landlord bully you and don't just offer him extra money because you're panicking. Find out your rights first.

It took me six months, going through the courts, to evict an awful tenant who left my property in a dreadful condition and didn't pay any rent after the first month - not suggesting you shouldn't pay your rent, but the situation is not all in the landlords favour by any means.

thecatneuterer · 22/08/2015 14:53

Good point thehouse.

pigsDOfly · 22/08/2015 14:54

As you can see Thecat I made the same assumption as thehouse for the same reason.

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Sazzle41 · 22/08/2015 15:18

I have never missed the rent payment and the flat is immaculate, he knows that he just thinks he can get way more per month. He was also peeved I wouldnt sign up for a 2yr contract and went month to month after the first two years. ?

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Sazzle41 · 22/08/2015 15:28

Sorry pressed post too soon. He has given 1months notice. If i go back to an old 2nd job in telesales 3 evenings a week I could manage £100 more and i have just signed up on easyroomate.com. But the thought of sharing with my ongoing depression is filling me with dread. At the end of the day i i am exhausted from putting a good face on it at work. All the shares are half what i pay now but at with at least 2 others. One I could just about face but two is just too much/pushing me into deeper depression. I can't cope with company/people when down.

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MsTargaryen · 22/08/2015 15:31

He legally has to give you two months notice. Two months for a landlord, one month for a tenant.

pigsDOfly · 22/08/2015 15:39

Don't think he has to give 2 months if OP has a tenancy that runs from month to month MsTargaryen but as previously stated OP needs to speak to someone like Shelter.

BeautifulBatman · 22/08/2015 15:43

No pigs, if it's an AST, he absolutely does have to give two months notice on a rolling tenancy. Sazzle, assuming you're in Engkand, tell him he has to us die two months, not one month.

BeautifulBatman · 22/08/2015 15:44

Us die? Issue!

Here's the law regarding notice.

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Sazzle41 · 22/08/2015 15:58

Thank you all, i am still upset but at least i have good advice and plan a and plan b. Its nice to know people are there. The agent is going to tell him their advice is to keep me as I am in their regard, a good tenant, but not sure he will take it: he wouldnt take their advice re reasonable rent before this until people started not taking the flat due to the shower issue...I think he plans to install a shower then put another £200 on it and try again.

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pigsDOfly · 22/08/2015 16:00

Oh ok, I understood with a rolling tenancy only a month was required.

More than happy to bow to your greater knowledge Batman :).

LazyLohan · 22/08/2015 16:04

If you have a poor credit rating your best chance of getting another place quickly is finding a private let directly which doesn't use an agency.

So you need to start looking for adverts in supermarkets and newsagents. Look to see if you can see anything on gumtree or local Facebook pages, flat to rent adverts in local papers, ask around at work and amongst acquaintances.

If someone lets direct to you without an agent chances are they won't credit check you and may just be happy with a reference and proof of income.

BeautifulBatman · 22/08/2015 16:06

Sazzle, did your agent not advise eithe you or your ll that two months notice is legally required??

MsTargaryen · 22/08/2015 16:10

Two months even with a rolling contract. We had an issue with one landlord who thought it was the other way round (one month for him, two for us). Shelter helped us there Grin

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Sazzle41 · 22/08/2015 21:29

My landlord worked in property 30yrs ago and tends to be of the opinion that law is still the same/he is an expert on all matters property related. Why I tend to avoid him and talk to agent. He will never meet half way or negotiate, its always his way or nothing at all. He even expected to keep the things i replaced out of my own money when i moved in found they were broken (jammed roller blinds/rusty towel rail/broken loo seat) without paying me.

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BeautifulBatman · 22/08/2015 21:37

Well, you've got the law on your side. He has to serve a section 21 notice which gives you two months notice that he wants the property back. Even then, technically, you don't have to move out. You can sit it out and wait for him to get a court order to evict you. Was your deposit protected and did you get notification if where it was deposited?

glasshouses · 22/08/2015 21:49

Is there anybody who could act as a guarantor for you? Your CCJ then wouldn't be a factor. Would your current landlord give you a good reference? Is there any way you could find a larger deposit than is being asked for? All or any of these may make a future landlord be more favourable.
The problem is that often a landlord will not be able to get insurance if a tenant has failed a credit check and does not have a guarantor.
Meantime insist on a section 21 notice from your landlord. If he hasn't issued one then notice starts from the time he does and not from the time he first gave notice. Also, check whether your deposit is protected because likewise he cannot give proper notice unless it is.
Good luck

londonrach · 22/08/2015 22:13

2 months on rolling contact from landlord, 1 month from tenant. Also make sure the notice is correct as if not issued correctly it has to be reissued so giving you possibly one more month. Is your desposit in a scheme. Have you been given details. Talk to cab or shelter. Good luck in your hunt x

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