Posted by
angeliateo
15 yrs ago
Hi there,
My landlord delivered a note to me on Oct 5, stating that they had sold the flat effect 1st Nov, and they "are not able to continue to rent the flat to you after the completion date" of the sale of the flat.
they also added "However, if you are still interested to rent this flat after November 1, we can help to contact the new landlord (Ms Wang Fei Fei) on your request and let you know about her decision later on. If she agrees to rent it to you, I think she may have new rental conditions which you need to further discuss with her."
When i wrote a reply to ask them for compensation on the lack of notice, (as well as confirming that i will move out earlier than expected), they wrote back to say that the email i received was not a termination, but merely a notification!!
Can anyone out there help me ascertain if the above is a valid termination?
And who does one go to in the government to sort these things out?
Thanks in advance!
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your tenancy contract stays valid even if the flat gets sold. no change there, neither on the landlord or your side - except that the name of the landlord changes. your new landlord has to honor the existing tenancy contract.
what you need to ensure is that your deposit changes hand from the old to the new landlord.
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Thanks! actually the question really is that is the letter above valid as a termination?
the reason i ask was because i believed it to be so -- and had made arrangements to move out. when i confirmed moving out date, the landlord recanted and said the above was just a notification, not a terminations.
We are currently in dispute about this.
as if it is a notification, then i need to give notice again ASAP
and if it is a termination, then i am entitled to compensation.
could anyone give their opinion?
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sorry guys.. the above reply is from me. i was on someone else's account. thanks
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i dont think the above is a termination notice in itself. at a minimum you would want to words 'termination', 'end of lease' or something like that in it. hard to get any compensation on this basis.
at best, you might be able to negotiate an immediate end of the lease with the new landlord (without any compensation)
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Fixer
15 yrs ago
If it's a standard (off the shelf) contract lease and without conditions set and agreed i.e. without explicit conditions that the flat is for rental during the period of the flat being marketed for disposal and fair warning given. Otherwise, then the L/l should honour the 1+1 year agreement, assuming that less than a year has passed; if 12 months has expired then it's standard that 1 month notice is all that's required by either parties.
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