4 Weeks Notice

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LouBlue1507 · 14/06/2017 19:18

Posting for traffic!

We're currently renting and on a rolling contract where we have to provide 4 weeks notice. But it does clarify what counts as 4 weeks. We pay the rent 1 month in advance on the 5th of each month. So is it...

A) Can I say on the 20th June that I'm giving 4 weeks notice. The next payment on the 5th of July will be out last and we'll hand our keys in on the 31st oh July

B) I have to give 4 weeks notice of the payment date. So if I give notice on the 20th of June, that's only 2 weeks until July 5th. So does that mean we're liable for August 5th rent as well?

So is it 4 weeks notice before our last day of residence or 4 weeks notice of our final rent payment?

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firsttimemum15 · 14/06/2017 19:22

Id say either is viable depending on your circumstances. The notice is requried so they can fill the tenancy you have paid from 5th June to 5th July.

However i am no expert

We were in a similar position and the ladlord turned out to be very flexible with it all

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LouBlue1507 · 14/06/2017 20:16

I'm hoping our LL will be the same! It's the estate agents though, they're twats!

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harderandharder2breathe · 14/06/2017 20:25

I would email the agent or ll to clarify

emwithme · 14/06/2017 20:44

In a Statutory Periodic Tenancy, notice isn't 4 weeks, it's actually one full rental period so if you hand your notice in now your last rental payment would be on 5 July and you'd need to leave by the end of 4 August.

SaS2014 · 15/06/2017 00:55

for us its 4 weeks (well technically one month) from date rent paid, so we pay rent on 1st on month. even if we gave/wanted to give notice on say the 20th it wouldn't be counted until the 1st and so out 4 weeks from then.

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