tenant says he gave notice by txt , not received by us where do we stand legally?

[ggirl]

supposed to give one months written noticed
dh found out today that he has gone
called him and he says he sent a txt
dh never received said txt
tenant says he def sent it
dh arguing that it's supposed to be written for this very reason
where do we stand legally
can a supposed txt be taken as written notice ?

I very much doubt it, but hopefully someone who knows for sure will be along soon!

thanks
I agree but as dh didn't get a deposit we have no recourse

I have no idea if a text is written notice but if it is I shall be first in the queue to shake my head and mutter about the state of the country and how things were different in my day.

No deposit!!!

There is little you can do unfortunately. I am surprised you didn't take a desposit. That is sheer madness. It could have been a lot worse.

A text message is not written notice.

However it is pointless to take the tenant to court. Getting money out of an ex tenant is next to impossible.

Well, if you didn't have a deposit, what reason would the tenant have for giving any notice at all?

I'm sorry, but you live and learn, and this is just one reason why landlords take a deposit.

this flat is above a business premises that dh rents
he says he didn't take deposit because the ££ form deposit is not allowed to be held in your own account.Has to held seperately ??
Anyway he's obv regretting that part.
Yes there was a contract stating that written notice of one month must be given.

He hasn't had a chance to check flat yet , found out today at end of day.It's a flat above one of our shops.He is checking tomorrow.

yes, legally the bond has to be held separately.

think he was so busy acquiring new business at the time he didn't bother
major regret now

I am in the same position had to buy new business premises ended up with an additional flat. We take tenants referred by our local council who provide a bond letter and therefore there is no need to get involved in the tenancy deposit schemes. We usually only have about 7 days void between tenants as the council has a never ending list of people looking for housing. As you have been left a bit in the lurch this could be a good option for you. We have copeland landlords insurance which has no problem with housing benefit tenants, IMO the policies which do not allow housing benefits are often provided by companies who have very little proper experience of providing landlord insurance.