Hi all,
A little advice would be greatly appreciated, My cousin rents a house with his partner and baby, he was telling me he originally took out a 6 moth lease with the landlord through a letting agent. The 6 month lease is almost up now and the letting agent has contacted my cousin on behalf of the landlord and asked him if he intends on staying on as the landlord wants another 6 or 12 month lease signed.
I may be rong but when I used to rent a number of years ago the system ( with my letting Agent anyway ) was that we took out a 6 or 12 month lease on a house, when the 6 or 12 months was up the same conditions of the original lease remained but the lease was then monthly. basicly I mean, we were no longer tied into a fixed term if we wished to leave. We simply had to give our months notice and that was it. I was under the impression this was the law on renting and leases.
I just think if my cousin keeps having to sign 12 month or 6 month leases he will never be able to leave?.. Can the letting agent make you sign another fixed term lease when the original 1 is up?
A little advice would be greatly appreciated, My cousin rents a house with his partner and baby, he was telling me he originally took out a 6 moth lease with the landlord through a letting agent. The 6 month lease is almost up now and the letting agent has contacted my cousin on behalf of the landlord and asked him if he intends on staying on as the landlord wants another 6 or 12 month lease signed.
I may be rong but when I used to rent a number of years ago the system ( with my letting Agent anyway ) was that we took out a 6 or 12 month lease on a house, when the 6 or 12 months was up the same conditions of the original lease remained but the lease was then monthly. basicly I mean, we were no longer tied into a fixed term if we wished to leave. We simply had to give our months notice and that was it. I was under the impression this was the law on renting and leases.
I just think if my cousin keeps having to sign 12 month or 6 month leases he will never be able to leave?.. Can the letting agent make you sign another fixed term lease when the original 1 is up?