Moving over Christmas Hey We have just managed to buy a house - was a negotiation and one of the conditions was we move in December. Basically the only weekend we can move is the weekend before Christmas. So we have to give our Landlord 21 days notice as per the terms and conditions of our agreement, we are more than happy for viewings etc to take place (we will just be packing anyway). But, I feel rather awful about when we move. There is no way they will have new tenants over Christmas/New Year. Security isn't really an issue - the house is joined to another one and its a very safe street. The truth is we cannot afford mortgage and rent at the same time. Spoke to friends and they have said its not our problem and that there is no reason why you have to avoid Christmas as a moving time. What is everyones thoughts? I know theres nothing we can do but I just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this. Let the LL have pre-arranged access at convenient times for a couple of weeks prior to your move to show new applicants through the property. It is possible to have existing tenants move out and new tenants move in on the same day. Why do people always assume that? When we moved into our first house together (rental). We were delighted to have Christmas in our new home. Had to convince the landlord