A friend is currently renting but she recently bought a house. She didn’t want to give notice to her landlord until they exchanged contracts on the new house, which was I think on the 18th of May. She gave 1 month notice and expected to be able to move out on the 26th of June as she was out of her fixed contract, on periodic and the 26th is her last day every month. However, she was told that she had to give 2 months notice now! I know this is because of the new RRA but how can they make a law a law from the 1st of May if tenants only have to be told about it by the 31st of May?! It doesn’t make sense! Surely they should tell people about the law first AND THEN make it law?! She was told she’ll basically have to pay out another £1900 in rent. If she gave notice 3-4 weeks earlier, it’d have been still 1 month notice she’d have had to give. She’s so upset, and doesn’t have the extra £1900 for it with the house purchase and them needing to do some work on the house too. Is there anything she can do? Her landlord has been terrible, not getting things fixed, noisy heating for the entire time they were there, taking a year to get back to her about trip hazard the landlord’s plumber created when looking at the issue with the heating, in the end they fixed the trip hazard as the landlord wasn’t doing anything. She asked the landlord about earlier moving out date and offered they’ll fully cooperate with viewings, but the landlord - as usual - is rubbish with communication and hasn’t even bothered replying to her. She has ADHD and health issues so she’s finding it hard to cope with the added stress of having to find £1900 for another month’s rent. Is there anything she can do?
Sorry about the long post and TIA for your help!