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I was the tenant here. I have a few questions.
I recently moved out of a property I rented from 2000 to September 2018. Always paid the rent on time, deposits etc etc. Landlord even confirmed there were no problems with us after we queried his Section 21 notice to repossess.
I have read in several places that a S21 notice is invalid if there are even insignificant mistakes such as spelling errors etc. Can anyone point me in the direction of case law, or the relevant part of the Housing Act or Landlord & Tenant Act which states this? I also remember reading somewhere that an address is considered to be incorrect, even if it is only a small part of the postal code which is wrong. I guess this would be covered by the above, but is this right?
For example, if the real address is Tommy Smith, 1 Any Street, ABC 123, and the address on the S21 is Tomy Smith, 1 Any Street, ABC 124.
My next question is about "quiet enjoyment". The tenancy agreement states we are entitled to quiet enjoyment of the property, and goes on to state the property includes the house and grounds. Later on it states the landlord must give 24 hours notice to enter into or onto the property except in the case of an emergency. This is understood. However, the landlord used to enter into the garden at least once a week to cut down trees to use the logs in his wood burner, and to destroy parts of the garden if he didnt like them. My wife was distraught at the damage caused on more than one occasion. I dont consider this to be quiet enjoyment. Do you agree? Is there any case law regarding this?
Final question. None of my tenancy agreements state anything about notice periods, or the required notice to vacate the property. The landlord has also never said anything about this. The ASH agreement is signed by us and either the landlord, or the agent (depending on which agreement I'm looking at). As nothing is stipulated, does this mean there is no notice period required? Again, case law and or relevant statute would be very helpful here so it can be quoted in my letter to him.
Thanks very much for reading this, and any help you may be able to give.
Ian
I was the tenant here. I have a few questions.
I recently moved out of a property I rented from 2000 to September 2018. Always paid the rent on time, deposits etc etc. Landlord even confirmed there were no problems with us after we queried his Section 21 notice to repossess.
I have read in several places that a S21 notice is invalid if there are even insignificant mistakes such as spelling errors etc. Can anyone point me in the direction of case law, or the relevant part of the Housing Act or Landlord & Tenant Act which states this? I also remember reading somewhere that an address is considered to be incorrect, even if it is only a small part of the postal code which is wrong. I guess this would be covered by the above, but is this right?
For example, if the real address is Tommy Smith, 1 Any Street, ABC 123, and the address on the S21 is Tomy Smith, 1 Any Street, ABC 124.
My next question is about "quiet enjoyment". The tenancy agreement states we are entitled to quiet enjoyment of the property, and goes on to state the property includes the house and grounds. Later on it states the landlord must give 24 hours notice to enter into or onto the property except in the case of an emergency. This is understood. However, the landlord used to enter into the garden at least once a week to cut down trees to use the logs in his wood burner, and to destroy parts of the garden if he didnt like them. My wife was distraught at the damage caused on more than one occasion. I dont consider this to be quiet enjoyment. Do you agree? Is there any case law regarding this?
Final question. None of my tenancy agreements state anything about notice periods, or the required notice to vacate the property. The landlord has also never said anything about this. The ASH agreement is signed by us and either the landlord, or the agent (depending on which agreement I'm looking at). As nothing is stipulated, does this mean there is no notice period required? Again, case law and or relevant statute would be very helpful here so it can be quoted in my letter to him.
Thanks very much for reading this, and any help you may be able to give.
Ian
