What happens if I stay in my rented property after notice?

[Nearlyhomeless26]

I gave notice to vacate my rented property and my move out date is next Wednesday 8th July.

Unfortunately the property I was supposed to be moving into is not ready.

I have asked the letting agents if I could extend and stay longer however they have refused as they have a new tenant lined up.

I really wish I didn’t have to, but I’m considering just staying, I’ll carry on paying the rent etc, but I was wondering what happens in this scenario?

Will they come and force entry? If so when is that likely to be?

Is there anything else I should be aware of if I stay in my rented accommodation after the notice period?

ETA - I’m in England

It will fuck things up for the new tenants moving in. Which would be a shitty thing to do. (Have been in that position). Your new accommodation not being ready isn’t the letting agent’s problem or the new tenants.

Do the decent thing and find an Airbnb or stay with friends/family, rent a storage unit for your stuff if necessary.

If you remain past the agreed move out date, you become a trespasser. Your landlord cannot forcibly remove you, but they can initiate court eviction proceedings and claim costs for the period you remain.

Without a negotiated extension/new lease, this could end up costly for you.

Just to add, costs doesn't just mean normal rent from you, they could claim storage and accommodation costs for the incoming tenant, and double rent for you.

I THINK the Police may be able to remove you if you are "squatting" in a residential property. I would be doing the right thing and moving out even if it does mean added expense. I assume you have not yet signed your new tenancy agreement?

Do not do this. It’s so unfair on the new tenant

I appreciate it is unfair on the new tenant, however I have literally no one I can stay with and unfortunately do not have the money to stay in a hotel / Airbnb.

I am really trying my best to avoid this scenario as the uncertainty isn’t healthy for me either.

How quickly do you think the landlord would be able to take this to court to force an eviction?

From what I’ve read online I wouldn’t be entitled to any help, as I would have “intentionally” made myself homeless.

Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on someone else’s part.
Which is to say this would be an utterly shitty thing to do. You are not homeless you have somewhere to go, albeit not ready yet, the strain on homelessness services is such that you would likely get directed to the local homeless shelter if you claimed homelessness.
You already made yourself intentionally in this situation because you served the notice not the landlord, squatting won’t change that.
Please listen to the first poster and just sort yourself out with an air bnb and storage.

You say you would pay the rent - use this money to pay for your alternative accommodation. This will be cheaper for you than ending up paying double rent plus a hotel for the incoming tenant plus their storage costs.

You say you would pay the rent - use this money to pay for your alternative accommodation. This will be cheaper for you than ending up paying double rent plus a hotel for the incoming tenant plus their storage costs.

Not sure why that posted twice, sorry.

OP if you can afford your rent then you can afford to fund a short term place to stay. Yes it may cost a little more but that really is your only option. Anything else will end up costing you a lot more along with the impact on your credit report data.

how long will it be before your new place is ready? What has gone wrong with this?

None of the reasons you have given are anything to do with anyone else. It is your problem to sort. Why are you making it someone else's problem?

How do you know the new tenant won't be made homeless by your actions?

You are behaving in an entitled way that you should be ashamed of. Don't you have friends or family who could accommodate you?

It takes months to evict someone. However, it's a terrible idea for you- you'll be liable for all the associated costs and lawyers fees which will be tens of thousands.

Much cheaper and better all round to find temporary accommodation. Look on Airbnb if it's only a question of a few weeks.

I’d be retaining your deposit and contacting your new landlord with a note about your untrustworthiness. If you can afford to pay rent, you can afford to find an AirB&B for the duration. Negotiate an overdraft or a loan (the return of your deposit on your current rental will cover it) and bloody move out.

If you do it be aware it will be your last ever rental. No landlord will ever rent to you again, you will fail at references. If you need to rent again, you need to get out. Or you will be homeless. And I mean literally.

Don’t be so dam selfish!

This is so shit and selfish OP

Op your new property will fall through if it’s a rental, if it’s a purchase you won’t get a mortgage, your credit rating , everything will get fucked and the cost will be horrendous to you, you will need to pay for everything, from legal fees on,

the reason your credit will be decimated is there will be a ccj against you, it will be on file for six years and no landlord will ever rent to you again. No mortgage company will lend to you,

genuinely you will have a lot of debt and as you made yourself intentionally homeless you will literally be in your car, on the street or in a refuge.

use the rent money to get a room somewhere. Staying would fuck your life up so much,

How long have you known your new rental isn’t going to be ready, if your move in date is next week? How on earth did it get to this stage where you’ve one week?

you will need to get your stuff in storage and find a cheap b and b

Just about to post similar but this is much better than my contribution.

You need to sort storage and alternative accommodation as soon as. It’s no one else’s fault that you’ve left it too late and please don’t make the new tenants life hell. You will have to vacate and let them move in.
If you want to rent in the future I would be very careful not to upset your landlord, you will need references in future.

This new property that "isn't ready" - why is that? Have you got any recourse with them, as presumably you've signed a tenancy agreement for a specific move-in date?

Or maybe there's a tenant there who just thought it was OK to outstay their tenancy.... to hell with the next person.... 😏

If you do this you will fuck up your chances of renting anywhere decent again.

Just go to an air bnb for a while or sofa surf at a friends.

All the above.
Why isn’t your property ‘ready’?