Information for starters:
Q1 – Where is the rented property located (England / Wales / Scotland / N Ireland)? England
Q2 – What type of Tenancy Agreement (TA) is this e.g. sole tenant / multiple tenant / room only? Sole
Q3 – What date did current TA start dd/mm/yy? 01.02.2018
Q4 – How long was initial fixed term (6/12/24 months / other)? 12 months
Q5 – Does the TA state that rent is due weekly? / 4-weekly? / per calendar month (if so, on what same date each month)? 1st of each calendar month
Q6 – Did the TA require a tenant damage deposit to be paid? If so, on what date was this paid (dd/mm/yy)? I believe 28.01.2018
Q7 – If your query relates to a notice for repossession from the landlord (a Section 8 or Section 21 notice) or a tenants's notice to quit to the landlord, please provide the exact date the notice was sent/received (dd/mm/yy). I gave notice on 20.01.19
Q8 – Does the landlord live in the same property as the tenant? No
Ok, hopefully I've answered that all correctly and someone can help clarify a few things! I'm sorry if this is long please bear with me.
I signed what I believe is a 12 month TA with a term from 01/02/18 with the last day being 31/01/2019. In the TA it states (and the LL highlighted in yellow) that was when the tenancy begins and ends. It goes on to say that if neither party has brought the tenancy to an end ON or BEFORE the natural expiry date then a new month to month tenancy would be created. There is also no notice period to speak of in the TA itself. Literally none. Nothing. Nada.
Because of my work commitments I notified my LL that I would be ending the tenancy at the end of what i believe is a fixed period and vacating on the 31st of Jan as per the dates on the TA.
He has told me that I need to give 30 days notice because I'm on a rolling contract and that he needed time to sort the deposit etc out. This rang a few alarm bells. Why would you need to "sort out" my deposit. If its been paid into a protection scheme (which I've not received any evidence it has been. I also searched the 3 databases and I can't find myself in there) then it could just be repaid through that once the keys have been handed over, no?
Forgive my ignorance but from the research I've done and the little bit that I am hopefully understanding correctly-ish, this does seem like a fixed term, that, as according to the housing act, becomes periodic if I DON'T vacate before midnight on 31st Jan. In this case I wouldn't need to give 30 days notice as there is an effluxion of time and I can freely leave at the end of it without notice if I choose (even though short, I have given some) and without any further liability for rent on my part.
He also wants to do viewings this weekend but I am away working. I am apprehensive about this as all of my valuables are still in the property and there was no inventory/damage assessment formally done and signed at the beginning of the tenancy, and i'm also worried that because of this disagreement they're going to use any excuse to try to not give my deposit back and I don't trust that no damage will occur in my absence.
SO, that's where things stand at the moment. I have emailed and asked for proof that my deposit was put into a protection scheme as the details and relevant literature weren't provided to me within the first 30 days (or indeed 11 and 3/4 months). I had already asked a few days ago but LL seems to have graciously skipped over that request.
Am I in the wrong here? I'm more than willing to admit if I am but I just don't feel that I am. I've paid my rent on time and in full every month. I've never caused any disturbances or damages i just want to be treated the way I feel legally I am supposed to be treated and this feels like my LL is either trying it on or is ignorant, to some respect, of the law.
I would be grateful of any help as this is genuinely stressing me out.
Q1 – Where is the rented property located (England / Wales / Scotland / N Ireland)? England
Q2 – What type of Tenancy Agreement (TA) is this e.g. sole tenant / multiple tenant / room only? Sole
Q3 – What date did current TA start dd/mm/yy? 01.02.2018
Q4 – How long was initial fixed term (6/12/24 months / other)? 12 months
Q5 – Does the TA state that rent is due weekly? / 4-weekly? / per calendar month (if so, on what same date each month)? 1st of each calendar month
Q6 – Did the TA require a tenant damage deposit to be paid? If so, on what date was this paid (dd/mm/yy)? I believe 28.01.2018
Q7 – If your query relates to a notice for repossession from the landlord (a Section 8 or Section 21 notice) or a tenants's notice to quit to the landlord, please provide the exact date the notice was sent/received (dd/mm/yy). I gave notice on 20.01.19
Q8 – Does the landlord live in the same property as the tenant? No
Ok, hopefully I've answered that all correctly and someone can help clarify a few things! I'm sorry if this is long please bear with me.
I signed what I believe is a 12 month TA with a term from 01/02/18 with the last day being 31/01/2019. In the TA it states (and the LL highlighted in yellow) that was when the tenancy begins and ends. It goes on to say that if neither party has brought the tenancy to an end ON or BEFORE the natural expiry date then a new month to month tenancy would be created. There is also no notice period to speak of in the TA itself. Literally none. Nothing. Nada.
Because of my work commitments I notified my LL that I would be ending the tenancy at the end of what i believe is a fixed period and vacating on the 31st of Jan as per the dates on the TA.
He has told me that I need to give 30 days notice because I'm on a rolling contract and that he needed time to sort the deposit etc out. This rang a few alarm bells. Why would you need to "sort out" my deposit. If its been paid into a protection scheme (which I've not received any evidence it has been. I also searched the 3 databases and I can't find myself in there) then it could just be repaid through that once the keys have been handed over, no?
Forgive my ignorance but from the research I've done and the little bit that I am hopefully understanding correctly-ish, this does seem like a fixed term, that, as according to the housing act, becomes periodic if I DON'T vacate before midnight on 31st Jan. In this case I wouldn't need to give 30 days notice as there is an effluxion of time and I can freely leave at the end of it without notice if I choose (even though short, I have given some) and without any further liability for rent on my part.
He also wants to do viewings this weekend but I am away working. I am apprehensive about this as all of my valuables are still in the property and there was no inventory/damage assessment formally done and signed at the beginning of the tenancy, and i'm also worried that because of this disagreement they're going to use any excuse to try to not give my deposit back and I don't trust that no damage will occur in my absence.
SO, that's where things stand at the moment. I have emailed and asked for proof that my deposit was put into a protection scheme as the details and relevant literature weren't provided to me within the first 30 days (or indeed 11 and 3/4 months). I had already asked a few days ago but LL seems to have graciously skipped over that request.
Am I in the wrong here? I'm more than willing to admit if I am but I just don't feel that I am. I've paid my rent on time and in full every month. I've never caused any disturbances or damages i just want to be treated the way I feel legally I am supposed to be treated and this feels like my LL is either trying it on or is ignorant, to some respect, of the law.
I would be grateful of any help as this is genuinely stressing me out.
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