Tenant left without serving a notice?

Tenant left without serving a notice?

9:23 AM, 3rd October 2023, About 8 months ago 15

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Hello, I am looking for some advice from Property118 readers. A tenant left without serving a notice, which was required in the AST.
My question is: Can I claim the deduction from their deposit for the rent they are still liable for?

I did find a new tenant shortly later to move in. Am I restricted in charging the previous tenant rent till the new tenant moves in?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Mike


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Mike

12:32 PM, 4th October 2023, About 8 months ago

Thanks for all comments! I originally posted this. Let me fill with more details:

I had a 6 months fixed AST with clauses to say
1. the AST becomes periodical immediately after the fixed terms end,
2. they need to give at least two months notice to end the AST.

The tenant never served their notice and left at the end of 6 months. I'd like to see if I can claim from their deposit for this breach for the notice period.

I did find new tenants to move in shortly after, does that limit how much I can deduct the deposit from the previous tenant?

Mike

12:34 PM, 4th October 2023, About 8 months ago

Another question would be how I can make sure the tenant must serve notice at the end of fixed terms of the AST?

Ian Narbeth

14:01 PM, 4th October 2023, About 8 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Mike at 04/10/2023 - 12:32
Mike, you cannot lawfully deduct anything. You cannot require two months' notice - one is the maximum at present, soon to change when the RRB comes in - see my post above. Even if you could you would have to give credit for the new tenancy.

Ian Narbeth

14:02 PM, 4th October 2023, About 8 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Mike at 04/10/2023 - 12:34
You can't.

Jonathan Willis

22:23 PM, 10th October 2023, About 7 months ago

If your AST explained that it moved onto a contractual periodic tenancy at the end of the fixed term, then a months notice is required. Without giving notice, the tenancy continues and rent is due so can be deducted from the deposit

However if the AST said nothing about the periodic tenancy, then so long as the tenant left the property on the last day, a periodic tenancy would not form and the AST would end, no notice required.

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