Private renting Q - Stay or go???

[Veggielove84]

Hello

We rent privately. Just before Christmas our LL wanted to serve notice but couldn't for some reason according to our agency, then decided now after its caused alot of stress, that no notice is getting served "at the time ". So we just obviously feel like our coats "on a shaky peg"

But its hard out there so many looking for places to rent, block viewings etc.

We have the chance to apply for a place at £100 less rent a month but more flats surrounding us. We might not bet chosen as the tenants once viewings start.

What would you do ? My heads a mess. Stay and save then potentially get notice "at some point" or get out now especially o
If rent found is cheaper but less than desrible area... I have 2 young girls.

Get out now, or at least start looking and applying for places. You will feel better if you are in control of the situation

You do not need to panic. Once you receive a valid notice (lots of factors will determine validity, all of them the landlords responsibility) you get 2 months. At the end of that 2 months you DO NOT need to leave. The expiry of the notice iritis just means the landlord can now apply to the court for an eviction order. This will take anything from 6-12 months. Once an eviction order is made you will have a date to move. You DO NOT need to leave the property on that date. All it means is that on this date the landlord can apply for a Warrant of Eviction. This will take further time. On the date in the warrant bailiffs will attend and you must then leave.

I’m not suggesting that you do let things go to the bitter end in this way (but you could), all I’m illustrating is that time is definitely on your side in order to find somewhere suitable to move to.

Check your tenancy agreement, there may be a minimum fixed term (which could be why the LL didn’t give notice).

Please be aware that if you follow the advice above it would impact your references moving to another rental if you failed to vacate and had an eviction notice served.

Thanks everyone. I'm leaning towards trying for cheaper rent if don't get chosen for it stay here bit longer so can save and my younger child is only 10 months old.

@AvocadoPlant

Check your tenancy agreement, there may be a minimum fixed term (which could be why the LL didn’t give notice).

Please be aware that if you follow the advice above it would impact your references moving to another rental if you failed to vacate and had an eviction notice served.

This is not always true. I’m a landlord and my reference checking is more to do with rent affordability than any previous rental History. In any event if a tenant is likely to need social housing after a private rental most councils will require an eviction order before their legal responsibility to provide housing kicks in

At the end of a fixed term tenancy the landlord still has to serve valid notice of eviction

You could view the other place, doesn’t mean you have to apply.

Honestly in your position I’d feel like I wanted to move and I’d be looking around, but as any private renter knows, you have no certainty wherever you live as you’re always at the whim of the landlord.

Yes that's true always at mercy of LL.

We are in a private residential tenancy agreement. Scotland.

Might still view cheaper option then. Its tough.

The lots of viewings on place's mean I'm getting told that I can't view as too many applying. Its scary tbh