Notice

carriec87

Hey everyone,

Myself and other half are nearly finished the process of buying a house.
Just paperwork now that has to be done.
We are renting at the min, and our lease is up 15th Sept - when should we tell landlady that we're buying and won't be staying another year?

Thanks,
C

Cathmandooo

I'd tell her now out of courtesy more than anything else. If you've been friendly with her then give her a call but send a letter along with it just to be formal.

the_syco

carriec87 wrote: »

Hey everyone,

Myself and other half are nearly finished the process of buying a house.
Just paperwork now that has to be done.

Talk to the solicitor about when can you move in. From posts here, this sometimes takes a while, and you don't want to be left homeless!

Ste.phen

Might be worth explaining the situation to the landlady and taking the place month by month til you're moved in?

Duckjob

Probably depends on what sort of relationship you have.

Personally I would give my LL a "heads-up" as early as possible, and let them know again when it's getting near the official "notice" stage.

Victor

Don't be trigger happy about giving notice, only for the solicitior to find a problem with the property and you having nowhere to live becuaes the landlord is renovating / selling.