Residental rental Agreements.
My friend has been living in rental accomodation for over 10 years with a 6 monthly contract, when he requested a longer contract he was only offered a 12 monthly contract and was told by his letting agent that by law this would be the longest possible contract.
Is this correct, or is it entirely up to the landlord how long the rental agreement is?
Also can he really be expected to leave with only 2 months notice?
Any ideas on where we can find his rights as a tenant?
Thanks x
bossychloe Fri 09/05/08 18:23
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Hi there chloe,
We live in rented accommodation,and have done for the last 9 years.
Our Tenancy is on a 12 Month agreement.This means we can give notice at the end of the yearly lease(we would have to give one month,and the Landlord is required to give a minimum of 2 months).So,yes 2 months is the usual(but nut not always the notice) this depends on the Landlord.
It IS up to the Landlord as to how long a Lease he is willling to give.It is is very rarely more than 12 months(for ordinary properties)it is only very expensive houses that have long tenancy Leases.Having said that,the Agent is wrong to say that the Law say this is the longest possible contract,as I said before this is the usual length,but can be a longer lease,(but unlikel;y to be) by the Landlored.
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Thank you for getting back to me. I will tell my friend not to push his luck ;)
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You are welcome chloe,
I should just add,the reason that Landlords are loathe to give longer than 12 month leases is this:~
If you had (say) a 10 year lease,the Landlord would not be able to evict you,as he(and you) would be tied into the lease for that period.
This can cause problems on both sides.Namely if the Tenant causes problems(but not ones serious enough to warrant an evicition notice),or if the Landlord does not mantain the property,or himself causes problems,the Tenant has very little redress(without spending money on Legal fees).
So,a 12 month lease is considered the best,as it gives a yearly"pause" for both Tenant and Landlord to take stock and see if they wish to continue with the Tenanacy.
I hope this is clear?
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