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Miss your notice deadline. Pay extra rent.

Most rental contracts require 1-3 months notice. Miss that window by a day, and you're legally bound to pay rent you didn't plan for.

The problem

You find a great new apartment. You want to move next month. But your contract requires 3 months notice. Now you're either paying double rent or losing the new place.

Real scenario: A tenant in the UK gave 2 months notice on a 3-month contract. The landlord pursued them for the extra month's rent — and won.

Rental contracts are written in legal language. The key dates — renewal, termination, notice deadlines — are buried in dense paragraphs. Most people don't read them until it's too late.

How RentVault solves this

RentVault scans your contract and extracts the dates that matter. Then it reminds you before deadlines hit — so you never miss a notice window.

AI contract scanning

Upload your lease and RentVault extracts key dates automatically — start date, end date, notice period, renewal terms.

Deadline reminders

Get email alerts before critical dates. You'll know when to give notice, when renewal happens, and when your lease ends.

Contract Q&A

Not sure what a clause means? Ask questions about your contract in plain language. RentVault's AI finds the answer and quotes the source.

What you need to know about notice periods

  • Notice starts when received — not when sent. If you email on the 1st but the landlord reads it on the 3rd, the clock starts on the 3rd.
  • Registered mail creates proof — in most countries, sending notice by registered post proves the delivery date.
  • Fixed-term leases are different — you may not be able to leave early without paying out the remainder or finding a replacement tenant.
  • Some contracts auto-renew — if you don't give notice before the renewal date, you're locked in for another term.

Why this matters

Rental contracts across Europe, the UK, and beyond all have notice requirements. Whether you're in London, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, or Luxembourg — the consequences of missing a deadline are the same: you pay.

RentVault puts your deadlines front and center. No more digging through PDFs. No more forgetting until it's too late.

Never miss a deadline

Upload your contract and let RentVault track the dates that matter.