Giving notice on a rental, finding a new place

[croyde]

I've asked a few 'daft' questions on this forum about being a tenant and you have all been very helpful

Here's another one.

How on earth do you make sure that the place that you want to move on to is the one you really want plus ready to be occupied before, ie a few days, your current notice ends.

As you may have read on another thread, I have just renewed my tenancy and thankfully escaped paying anything to the agent after I argued that the landlady was their client and that they were in no way working for me. Once again thanks PH.

I really didn't want to stay but the lack of anything else suitable panicked me into signing up. Typically, last night, 3 new instructions appeared on an agent's website that does have the kind of properties I like (Rural cottages, not far from London at a decent rent), all of which are available exactly when my current tenancy would have ended.

Once my 6 month break clause comes up I will look in earnest again, but most of the ones I see are either available immediately or within a few weeks. So is it a case of biting the bullet and paying 2 rents for say a month or 6 weeks, or just handing in my 2 month notice and hoping my dream property turns up in time?

Thanks.

[randlemarcus]

Depends on your current landlord I have found most of mine reasonably open to me bunging them for a pro-rate number of days to ease the move. The notable exception was the London one, who wanted me gone on the dot.

[ndg]

You want to allow your AST to drop to a periodic tenancy, then you only have a months notice.

[Sir Bagalot]

Have read the other thread and will admit that I'm surprised that no one told you not to sign a new agreement and just to let the then current one go periodic, no LL will evict a tenant who pays their rent on time.

In answer to your question it depends on the LL and communication is key. Keep the LL updated.

If it were me then

A matter of days? I would deduct pro rota from deposit
1-2 weeks? I would ask you to pay rent weekly in advance and I would refund pro rota
2-3 weeks or more? Pay rent as normal and I will refund any unused days.

[croyde]

I did suggest to the LL that we let it go periodic but she refused citing that her BTL mortgage would only let her do one year min contracts.

That could be bollix of course

[northwest monkey]

croyde said:

I did suggest to the LL that we let it go periodic but she refused citing that her BTL mortgage would only let her do one year min contracts.

That could be bollix of course

I've never heard of that.

[croyde]

Yep! it is unlikely. I think she just wants long term commitment and I suppose I'd want the same if I were a LL.