New Tenancy?

CountingCrows

I was renting single room (3 bed apartment) for the last two years. 2 weeks ago I took full tenancy over the apartment, moving in with my girlfriend. Is this considered a new joint tenancy or a continuation of my existing tenancy? Wondering about security of tenure - Part 4 etc.

Claw Hammer

CountingCrows wrote: »

I was renting single room (3 bed apartment) for the last two years. 2 weeks ago I took full tenancy over the apartment, moving in with my girlfriend. Is this considered a new joint tenancy or a continuation of my existing tenancy? Wondering about security of tenure - Part 4 etc.

Continuing tenancy.

C3PO

Claw Hammer wrote: »

Continuing tenancy.

Not sure how you can work that out based on the limited information from the OP?

The_Conductor

C3PO wrote: »

Not sure how you can work that out based on the limited information from the OP?

I concur.
The original scenario would more normally be considered to be a licensee agreement- rather than a tenancy- unless the OP was a co-signator to a lease for the entire unit.
More information needed.

Claw Hammer

The_Conductor wrote: »

I concur.
The original scenario would more normally be considered to be a licensee agreement- rather than a tenancy- unless the OP was a co-signator to a lease for the entire unit.
More information needed.

The o/P says he was renting. He is entitled to benefit from the rules regarding multiple tenants. The only possible exception would be if the landlord had been living with the O/P until the GF moved in.

C3PO

Claw Hammer wrote: »

The o/P says he was renting. He is entitled to benefit from the rules regarding multiple tenants. The only possible exception would be if the landlord had been living with the O/P until the GF moved in.

Even if he was subletting from whoever signed the lease?

the_syco

CountingCrows wrote: »

I was renting single room (3 bed apartment) for the last two years. 2 weeks ago I took full tenancy over the apartment, moving in with my girlfriend. Is this considered a new joint tenancy or a continuation of my existing tenancy? Wondering about security of tenure - Part 4 etc.

To confirm; you went from rent a room, to renting the entire apartment?
Or have you gone from rent a room, to renting multiple rooms?

CountingCrows

the_syco wrote: »

To confirm; you went from rent a room, to renting the entire apartment?
Or have you gone from rent a room, to renting multiple rooms?

Sorry should have been clearer. Yes I was renting a room and I'm now renting the entire apartment. No lease in place for either arrangement.

Baby01032012

To understand further...did you ever have a lease in place for the room when you started? How did you come to rent a room there?

CountingCrows

Baby01032012 wrote: »

To understand further...did you ever have a lease in place for the room when you started? How did you come to rent a room there?

No never had a lease. My brothers mate owns the place so it was an informal arrangement. Just worried now about where I stand as rent prices in the area have skyrocketed.

Ms Doubtfire1

I would think this is a new tenancy...

the_syco

CountingCrows wrote: »

Sorry should have been clearer. Yes I was renting a room and I'm now renting the entire apartment. No lease in place for either arrangement.

IMO, new lease, as you're going from room only to entire apartment.