u/oooohbarracuda

Hi all.  Need a bit of advice please.

My husband and I have been privately renting a house for ten years in England.  The landlord issued us with a Section 21 notice 2 days before the 1^(st) May rule change deadline.  We aren’t sure of the validity of the Section 21, but are struggling to find a straight answer.  We went initially to Citizens Advice, who referred us to the Council, but the council only wanted us to apply for council housing (we have no children, and have no reason to think we would qualify – both employed, no benefits).

The reasons we are questioning the validity, are:  My husband’s name is not correct on the notice (not real name, but think Terry Smith instead of Toby Smith); the landlord’s name is spelt incorrectly (this is just a typo we think); we’ve had no information about our deposit or where it is protected, and we haven’t received a copy of the EICR certificate (landlord has never had an EICR carried out before, but had one done before giving us notice, and has until Saturday this week (16^(th)) to give us the certificate).

If anyone can please point us in the right, and not too expensive direction please?  We will happily move out, but we are really struggling to find a house within our budget and on the timeframe we have – i.e. have to be out of this house by 30^(th) June.  Also if anyone can point us to the best place to get some solid advice – we know we can speak to a solicitor, but have limited funds!  Thanks.

Hi all.  Need a bit of advice please.

My husband and I have been privately renting a house for ten years in England.  The landlord issued us with a Section 21 notice 2 days before the 1^(st) May rule change deadline.  We aren’t sure of the validity of the Section 21, but are struggling to find a straight answer.  We went initially to Citizens Advice, who referred us to the Council, but the council only wanted us to apply for council housing (we have no children, and have no reason to think we would qualify – both employed, no benefits).

The reasons we are questioning the validity, are:  My husband’s name is not correct on the notice (not real name, but think Terry Smith instead of Toby Smith); the landlord’s name is spelt incorrectly (this is just a typo we think); we’ve had no information about our deposit or where it is protected, and we haven’t received a copy of the EICR certificate (landlord has never had an EICR carried out before, but had one done before giving us notice, and has until Saturday this week (16^(th)) to give us the certificate).

If anyone can please point us in the right, and not too expensive direction please?  We will happily move out, but we are really struggling to find a house within our budget and on the timeframe we have – i.e. have to be out of this house by 30^(th) June.  Also if anyone can point us to the best place to get some solid advice – we know we can speak to a solicitor, but have limited funds!  Thanks.