UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi, I gave access to tenants in May 2013 to rent my house. we never drew up a tenancy agreement. They have paid rent fine since. I can't recall obtaining a gas safe report  on or prior to May 2013, but i did do one in March 2014 and handed that to the tenants. I havent requested a report be done since. So I guess I have an undocumented Assured shorthold periodic tenancy as the rent is payable monthly. I am considering issuing a S21 Notice as i wish to regain my property for my personal occupation again. Am I stuffed as a result of not having done a further gas safe report in the last almost 5yrs ? If i now get a report done, will teh s21 notice now become valid ?

As the tenancy was granted before 1 October 2015, compliance with gas safety requirements is not a prerequisite to serving a valid s21 notice. Non-compliance with the gas safety requirements is a criminal offence by itself though.....

.

If OP "never drew up a tenancy agreement", I very much doubt they gave the required notice prior to the start of the tenancy under ground 1.

.

Quote from: David on December 10, 2018, 02:27:11 PM
Possibly but as there was no agreement they might have done it verbally,

The notice must be in writing.

Quote from: David on December 10, 2018, 02:27:11 PM
it may even be in an old email

Possibly, which is why I wrote "I very much doubt" not that there couldn't had been one.

Quote from: David on December 10, 2018, 02:27:11 PM
Decent tenancy agreement would have it in the terms

Well yes, but that's not what we are talking about here.

.