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Hi Everyone,
I've been renting a property in England for several years now. Always on a 12 month AST which I signed a new document for every year.

This February the latest AST ran out. The lettings agent asked beforehand if I wanted to renew again, which I said I would like to do. They have yet to give me any paperwork, even now that the new Renters Rights thing has come in. I have kept paying the rent every month.

My question is, is this situation to my advantage? Or to my disadvantage? I want to stay for a few more years.

Thanks all!

I'm currently investigating the possibility of building a house here in the the UK, but with foundations (and heavy frame) designed to be as long-lasting as possible. *Certainly hundreds of years, maybe even a thousand or more. So far my reading has taken me to a method outlined on the Construction Physics website of unreinforced concrete pilings down to bedrock, topped with an unreinforced concrete slab. (Not sure if I can post a link but the page is titled "How to design a house to last for 1000 years (part III)")

My question is about choosing the location for the house within the UK. Looking at the British Geological Survey website they have interactive maps and downloads showing the bedrock type across the UK. There are many types of bedrock from "very weak" mudstone and chalk, "strong limestone", to "very strong" Gneiss. This is an engineering map I'm looking at so not sure what the strengths are relative to. Are all of these bedrock-types suitable for supporting a thousand-year foundation, or are things like the wet-sounding mudstone going to allow subsidence or shift over time?

The map is on a page titled "Engineering geology (bedrock) map of the United Kingdom" at NORA NERC. I'll attempt to post links in a follow-up reply. Thanks!