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suzie1 | 19:29 Thu 15th Apr 2010 | Law
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If i have a 6 month tenancy agreement, do i have to move out if landlord says, when the tenancy is up, and landlord doesnt renew it? how long does landlord have to give me to move out? thanks
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read your agreement suzie, it will all be in the small print and the various terms and conditions.
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thanks poodi, its not for me, but a friend, i submitted this question for a friend.
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sorry it was dot, why did i say poodi?
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if theres a tenancy agreement, landlord should give 2 months written notice with a reason to quit the tenancy. if theres no tenancy agreement, all he has to provide is reasonable notice.
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thanks everyone
I was a tenant for a while and both sides could give notice in the last month of the tenancy. As others have said, it should be in the paperwork.
I am assuming you have an assured shorthold tenancy. If so, when the initial period is up, you can "hold over" - ie continue the tenancy. In order to get possession the landlord has to serve a notice under the Housing Act and if you refuse to leave he cannot get you out without a court order.

As long as it is a AST it matters not what your tenancy agreement say since this is a statutory provision.
Barmaid is correct. To evict you, the landlord has to issue you with a written notice under either section 8 or section 21 of the 1988 Housing Act. In this case, it would be section 21. This notice gives you TWO MONTHS notice that the landlord intends to seek possession - it DOES NOT mean that you have to leave on the expiry date, the landlord has to go to court to 'seek possession' and that process will take a couple of months.

You can not be served with a valid section 21 notice if your deposit is not in one of the 3 government approved schemes.
Forgot to say, if the landlord does not issue a valid section 21 notice your tenancy becomes a "Statutory Periodic Tenancy" and can remain so until your landlord commences the s21 or s8 process. If tenant wants to leave during a periodic tenancy they must give one months notice, ending on the same day of he month as the preceeding tenancy agreement.
Nice user-name, Masked_Landlord_UK , but unfortunately AB seems to have a problem with long names and it throws out the screen layout. As you may be new (or are perhaps a regular with a new name) you may want to re-set your user name to make it a bit shorter. It's just a suggestion.

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