Then there is no break clause then (assuming the agency used the first tenancy agreement for the second year). Thanks, is there anything else I should look out for? you seem very experienced

This may sound silly, but i suppose break clauses are the bullet points outlined in the agreement? These are the most relevant with regards to notices: In the agreement it says: The agreement may not be terminated early unless the agreement contains a break clause or written permission is obtained from the landlord. Under General Notes It says: Section 196 of the law of property act 1925 provides that a notice shall be sufficiently served. The agreement also states: The parties agree before the landlord can end this tenancy he shall serve any notice(s) on the Tenant in accordance with provisions of the housing acts. Such notice(s) shall be sufficiently served if served at the last known address of the tenant in accordance with section 196 of the law of property act 1925.

@R J Dearden Does this mean that the notice should have been dated "to vacate the property on or before the 9th" ? What do you personally advice?

Thanks Gordie, it's been a lot of help. Really thank you very much

@Gordies Thank you so much for the letter, this will definitely come in handy. We will edit it so it mentions the request of the tenancy agreement document and the new deposit scheme certificate. @Steve_M We have also been thinking that we do not mind delaying this as we now start our University Spring Term. As a result what we will do is simply not reply to the notice or mention that it is incorrect so as to state that it is invalid when the right time comes. We will also send an edit of Gordie's letter after february 10th, we see the link between the remaining time. In fact at the end of the day, we do not mind moving out after exams in June, we can delay to our advantage. Our biggest concern then would be securing the safe return of our deposit. Thanks! Gordies and Steve_M, we will keep you guys updated.

thats right, Thanks!

Thank you Gordies, we are preparing this demand now and we will be talking with the university. Please let us know if there is anything else we might have missed out on. We will keep close check on this thread at all times. We will reply once we have found out more information. Thank you again its given us a great start to the day!! TwoStudents

We have not been served Section 8 at all. We pay rent on time and we pay through online banking, so everything is recorded. We do not have any written confirmation that our deposit is protected until October 2012. We are two of us in two bedroom flat using one room only. We have let him stay for couple of weeks and we agreed that it would be helpful if he contributed to the rent, but we didnt gained anything from it. In the old tenancy agreement it states that landlord should give consent first and that it can not be unreasonably withheld. The problem was that the landlord did not know about this as this all happened quickly and our friend needed place to stay. Also landlord always takes really long time to respond to anything, we have never seen him or spoke to him.

We have always paid the rent without fail, however we did let a friend stay and he was caught by the brother of the landlord who visited the flat. We have denied for the visit to be made as we were not present and he did not give the 48 hour notice. The friend is now gone. We tried to talk to landlord about this matter but he has ceased contact with us for about 2 weeks and still does not make any effort to contact us. We believe this has caused him to serve the notice on us, but we find this unreasonable as it was not illegal and the flat is in perfect condition.

Additionally, the letter that I posted here does not state or mention anything about a section 21(1)(b) Notice Require Possession , however the letter came with a separate document (or paper if you like) titled: Notice Requiring Possession clearly stating in the right upper corner Section 21(1)(b).

Hi Gordies, Thank you for your reply. With regards to the receipt of the deposit, this is our second year at this flat. In the first year we received a certificate of tenancy registration which states clearly the dates of beginning on 11-10-2010 and ending after 10-10-2011, this is register with the DS (Dispute Service). When we asked for a certificate for the second year, we were told the first certificate still applies and the deposit continues to be protected. Regarding the tenancy agreement, we have both signed it. This is not part of a university supply scheme, we are renting from a private landlord and through the agency. @CitizenB Thank you that would be useful

Dear Users, I have recently been served a Section 21(1)(b) Notice requiring possession as shown below: "ADDRESS: ****** ****** ****** 04 January 2012 Dear ******* & ******** Re: **************************** We have been instructed by the landlord of the above property to serve notice on you to vacate the property on or before 8th March 2012. Should you wish to discuss this matter or the reasons why this has been requested for us to serve you should contact your landlord. Can you please confirm that you have received this by signing and returning the copy letter enclosed. We will deliver this by hand to ensure receipt at the property. yours sincerely ********************* Receive notification of notice ___________________________ Tenants to sign above. " After some research I am noting some points which might be worth knowing. - We are students at University - I do not know what they are saying about delivering by hand, but this was never given to me in person, in fact we found it on the floor when we arrived after holidays. - We have an Assured Shorthold tenancy agreement: Fixed Term for 12 months from 10th October 2011 to 10th October 2012. -Since October, we have continue to ask the letting agents for a copy of the tenancy agreement, to which up to this date they have failed to provide several times, in fact last time we have been told they cannot find and they don't have and will send it to us when it is located but they didn't. Is there anything wrong about the way this notice has been served? I have read in some cases these notices are defective, but we are unsure. Thank you, I look forward to your responses TwoStudents