Hi
I have a 12 fixed term lease that I want to terminate, but have been told I haven't given sufficient notice for the lease to end.
I have been renting a property for 5 years. The original contract I signed was called an "assured shorthold tenancy", and the term was for 12 months.
Each year the lease was extended with a "Memorandum - Extension of Tenancy Agreement". The last one was worded: "It is Hereby Agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant that the Agreement shall be extended for a further period of 12 months from 20th May 2012 on the same terms and conditions as detailed in the Agreement except that: The Landlord or the Tenant may break this Agreement after TEN months by giving either party or his or her agents two month's notice in writing."
My understanding was that I agreed to extend the lease to 20th May 2013 (or should that by 19th May?). After that I was no longer in the lease.
I told the agent on 8th April that I would be leaving at the end of the lease. The agent said that the landlord was going to sell the property, and sent me a letter on behalf of the landlord:
Housing Act 1988 , Section 21 (1) (b)
Assured Shorthold Tenancy: Notice Requiring Possesion
"I give you notice that I require possession of the dwelling house on 8th June.
I enquired as to why the date was 8th June and not 20th May, and I was told this was because I didn't give my 2 months notice until 8th April.
So now I am confused - if the agreement term was for just 12 months, can I be held liable for rent past the 12 month mark?
Please help
I have a 12 fixed term lease that I want to terminate, but have been told I haven't given sufficient notice for the lease to end.
I have been renting a property for 5 years. The original contract I signed was called an "assured shorthold tenancy", and the term was for 12 months.
Each year the lease was extended with a "Memorandum - Extension of Tenancy Agreement". The last one was worded: "It is Hereby Agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant that the Agreement shall be extended for a further period of 12 months from 20th May 2012 on the same terms and conditions as detailed in the Agreement except that: The Landlord or the Tenant may break this Agreement after TEN months by giving either party or his or her agents two month's notice in writing."
My understanding was that I agreed to extend the lease to 20th May 2013 (or should that by 19th May?). After that I was no longer in the lease.
I told the agent on 8th April that I would be leaving at the end of the lease. The agent said that the landlord was going to sell the property, and sent me a letter on behalf of the landlord:
Housing Act 1988 , Section 21 (1) (b)
Assured Shorthold Tenancy: Notice Requiring Possesion
"I give you notice that I require possession of the dwelling house on 8th June.
I enquired as to why the date was 8th June and not 20th May, and I was told this was because I didn't give my 2 months notice until 8th April.
So now I am confused - if the agreement term was for just 12 months, can I be held liable for rent past the 12 month mark?
Please help