Advice about our tenancy

[Markb03]

Our landlord is a dick. Sorry just wanted to get that out first.

I need some advice please.

Our tenancy ran out on the 27th July 2015 and our landlord has not renewed it so therefore it becomes a rolling contract. When the tenancy was coming to a end in July I rang the landlord to negotiate a deal where by he does not raise the rent (He was planning to) and I would use that money to get the fence fixed in the garden (It has been in poor condition since before we moved in). I said to him I wanted the tenancy first so once we got the fence done he did not put the rent up and we had a guaranteed 6 months at the lower rent.

He did not provide this so I did not get the fence done. I am not chasing him for a new tenancy as I have done it in previous years and I am not doing it anymore. It is not my job. I am fed up of chasing him for stuff he should be doing.

Anyway he calls me today asking if I have done the fence I said no as I had not had a 6 month tenancy and he said he agreed to 6 months at the lower rent. I said that is no good to me as I needed a set contract to protect myself for any rises.

He then said that I had been paying the lower rent since July anyway to which I replied Yes as it changed to a rolling contract. He then said he expects the fence done.

He is coming tomorrow to give me a contract from July 2015 to Feb 2016 and a new one from Feb 2016 to July 2016.

Is he able to backtrack a tenancy? If not do you have a link that will back this up for me?

Also am I obliged to sign a new tenancy that would start in Feb 2016 as we are looking at moving away from him?

Many thanks for any help

[martin2006]

Your not obligedto sign any tenancy but that then means he can give you 1 months notice to move

[mariner51]

LL s21 Notice is 2 months