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How soon before tenancy ends can landlords/agent start viewings?

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Sarahjsxx · 09/02/2024 17:57

Hello,
So we have had a terrible renting experience with our landlords (and agents wouldn't help) lots of things broken & had to get environmental health to step in. Anyway, our tenancy ends mid April, we would have been giving notice mid March. We just received an email yesterday from the agent to say the landlords do not want to continue the tenancy and will give notice next week. Does this mean they can suddenly start viewings 2 months prior to us leaving? I understood it was 1 month, are we able to contest this?
Thanks for any advice

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slowdaysloegin · 12/02/2024 10:55

Sarahjsxx · 10/02/2024 17:46

We received a letter today with this inside - (well not even a letter just this) it won't let me post a photo

NOTICE REQUIRING POSSESSION OF A PROPERTY IN ENGLAND LET ON AN ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY
FORM NO. 6A
Housing Act 1988 section 21(1) and (4) (as amended)
INFORMATION FOR THE TENANT
This notice tells you that your landlord requires possession of your home.
You should read it carefully and seek advice about your circumstances as quickly as possible.
You are entitled to at least two months' notice before being required to give up possession of your home. In some circumstances a longer notice period may be required.
If you do not leave your home by the date given in section 2, your landlord may apply to the court for an order under Section 21(1) or (4) of the Housing Act 1988 requiring you to give up possession.

Is this actually an eviction notice? If our contract ends in 2 months why wouldn't they just say they don't wish to renew the contract?

Yeah that's the eviction notice. They have to notify you in writing that they do not want to renew tenancy when the lease is up and that's basically it. They can't just wait til the tenancy is up and just not renew or you would automatically go on to a rolling month to month tenancy. They would have to give you two months notice again.

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Sarahjsxx · 12/02/2024 14:04

Okay thank you! So this is just standard procedure if they want to end the tenancy?

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skyeisthelimit · 12/02/2024 14:16

That letter is the standard legal process to get a tenant out, so don't worry about it. If they don't do it properly then they could get stuck with you.

It doesn't mean that you are bad tenants, they are just doing what they have to do

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Sarahjsxx · 12/02/2024 18:00

Okay, got it thank you :)

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Encrypto · 28/11/2024 00:35

SameSameButDeliverance · 09/02/2024 18:07

There’s no legal right for them (or their agents) to enter the property until you leave. You don’t have to agree to viewings if you don’t want to (I did and was unaware that I didn’t have to. The EA was a pushy dick and had I known the law, I’d have refused. LL didn’t protect deposit either, nor provide any gas etc certificates but hey ho… we live and learn and they were decent otherwise!).

That said, I would allow if it were no skin off my nose / needed the reference. Wouldn’t if neither of the above applied…

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@SameSameButDeliverance you can take the to court for not protecting your deposit properly now that you don’t need their reference anymore.

SnoopySantaPaws · 28/11/2024 01:00

hellesbells · 10/02/2024 15:03

Your contract doesn't override the law the landlord has no right to do viewing if you don't want them

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@Sarahjsxx

this^^ You LL's contract CANNIT over rule the LAW. They can out in any old shit they like, but it doesn't make it legal.

SnoopySantaPaws · 28/11/2024 01:02

Encrypto · 28/11/2024 00:35

@SameSameButDeliverance you can take the to court for not protecting your deposit properly now that you don’t need their reference anymore.

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Yeah & they're legally up shit creek as that the law too & it will cost them!!

SnoopySantaPaws · 28/11/2024 01:04

Sarahjsxx · 10/02/2024 18:06

Good idea 😂 same here

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Just don't allow viewings if you don't want to, if you're in England that is.

ARichtGoodDram · 28/11/2024 01:14

If our contract ends in 2 months why wouldn't they just say they don't wish to renew the contract?

This is them doing that. Officially.

Landlords have to officially tell the tenants that they don't wish to renew the tenancy and if the tenant doesn't leave on the date in question they'll begin court proceedings to evict them.

If they didn't do that and you'd stayed then a rolling contract would be created and they'd have to start the notice proceedings at that point.

saltandvinegarchipsticks · 30/11/2024 13:45

Dodgygeezer · 10/02/2024 10:18

If you signed the contract that is what you agreed to allow

Please don’t give advice on the legal board if you don’t actually know the answer.

Iwontlethtesungodownonme · 30/11/2024 13:53

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