Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement with NO notice? Is this ok?

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Hello
I am about to sign an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement for 6m.

But there is NO notice period mentioned?

Landlady assures me all is fine and we have agreed 2m by email.

I HAVE to sign tomorrow or let it go and the kids new school places with it.

Can anyone advise pls?

You can't be evicted for 6 months, and can't leave either during the first 6 months - that's what a six month tenancy agreement is. After that you and your landlady can both agree to sign up to a further 6 months (or longer) if you both want, or if you don't both agree to this, you can instead let the contract lapse into what's called a periodic tenancy, which normally means you need to give one month's notice, or your landlady needs to give 2 months to end it. So you should be fine as long as you intend to stay at least 6 months

thanks, purple.

yes, intend to stay 6m at least (about 4 years is what I have planned!).

Need 2m min notice from landlady as have kids at the school and could be nightmare getting new tenancy as will be on benefits.

I agree. it is basically a fixed 6 months on both sides. Do you know if the landlady might need the property for herself after 6 months or whether she is letting for the long haul?

An assured shorthold tenancy gives you certain statutory protections that cannot be taken away from you regardless of what is or isn't written in the contract. That includes your right of 2 months notice properly served to you.

I would assume you have a tenancy that ends in 6 months time and you should be prepared to move on the contracted end date of your tenancy, unless you sign a new contract before then.

The property may not be available beyond 6 months, and the agent may say whatever he needs to say in order to secure a tenant, with little regard to the truth.

You cannot be evicted before six months. Legal minima are 2 months notice landlord to tenant, and 1 month tenant to landlord.

have you spoken to the landlady (NOT the agent) about longer term? She may not want to sign up for that at this stage - this protects her if you cause trouble. (Not suggesting that you will but this is what is sensible to her). But why not discuss your hope for a longer tenancy - you never know, she may jump at the idea.

Aargh!

Have signed the contract (as has landlady,) dated, witnessed.

Sent it to Council for HB application. Granted. starts Tues when I move in.

Now got phone call and email from landlady saying: 'not happy re lack of guarantor' (prev discussed but not mentioned in Contract) and Contract is thus cancelled and she wants the Contract back!

What do I do now?

If you have a signed contract then she can't change her mind IMO. You can't unilaterally cancel such a contract. But, if you want to stay after the first six months you might need to placate her with a guarantor I guess or she could ask you to leave then.