I’d really appreciate some advice if any of you know about this sort of stuff. I have contacted Shelter for advice and they are calling me on Mon morning.
I moved into a private rental in 2012 and had a short assured tenancy agreement.
After that year had passed another lease was never signed and it just became a rolling tenancy.
My landlord wants to sell up and do some major renovation work on the house too (such as changing the whole heating system, repairing the roof, painting all the rooms etc).
I don’t want to move out until Feb 2019 as it’s going to cause so much stress having to move before then.
I paid him a £650 deposit when I moved in and it hasn’t been bonded. There was also no inventory done ever and there hasn’t been a gas safety check done in over 2 years.
Would I be legally allowed to stay here for another 6 months?
And am I allowed to refuse him access to do things like changing the boiler system (which could take over a week of upheaval inside the property).
If he were to put the house on the market and it sold before Feb, what would I do?
I have never paid my rent late in 6 years and will continue to pay him rent on time up until I move out.
I don’t know his new address so would it be ok to email him my notice letter when the time comes, or does he need to give me his address so I can send it recorded delivery?
Thanks for your help