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Ending a letting
How to end an excluded tenancy or licence
If your lodger is an excluded occupier, you only need to give them 바카라 사이트˜reasonable notice바카라 사이트™ to quit.
Usually this means the length of the rental payment period 바카라 사이트“ so if your lodger pays rent weekly, you need to give one week바카라 사이트™s notice. The notice does not have to be in writing.
You can then change the locks on your lodger바카라 사이트™s rooms, even if they바카라 사이트™ve left their belongings there. You must give their belongings back to them.
How to end a non-excluded tenancy or licence
If your lodger is an occupier with basic protection, you must serve them a written 바카라 사이트˜notice to quit바카라 사이트™. The notice period will depend on the tenancy or agreement, but is often at least 4 weeks.
If your lodger does not leave, you바카라 사이트™ll need to get a court order to evict them.
Your lodger ends the tenancy
Your lodger can end the tenancy by giving you notice. They cannot do this during the fixed term of the tenancy, unless there바카라 사이트™s a break clause.
The amount of notice they need to give depends on the tenancy agreement, if there is one. Otherwise, it바카라 사이트™s usually at least 4 weeks (if they pay weekly) or one month (if they pay monthly).
You and your tenant can end a tenancy at any time if you both agree.
Change of ownership
If you stop living in your home, the tenants can still stay there, but their tenancy type may change to reflect that you no longer live there.
If you sell your home and the new owner plans to live in the property as a resident landlord, they must:
- give notice to a tenant within 28 days that they intend to live there
- move in within 6 months of the sale
Until the new owner moves in, tenants will have more protection through tenancy laws, because during this time there바카라 사이트™s no resident landlord. Their rights will depend on when they moved in. Find out about tenants바카라 사이트™ rights in 바카라 사이트˜Private renting: tenancy agreements바카라 사이트™.
If you die, a tenancy will usually continue as though you were still resident, until someone else takes ownership.