Owning your own home

How do you deal with a landlord if you are renting and hope to buy in the near future? How do the timings work? Been in our place a few years but hope to buy next year. Tenancy renews around Oct/Nov.

Cheers

There is actually no need to renew a tenancy. If you and the landlord agree, you need to do no more than just continue to pay the rent until such time as you wish to leave and then just give notice. Do a search of 'periodic tenancy' which is what it will automatically change to at the end of the fixed term period.
Most letting agencies like draw up a new tenancy agreement every year to get another load of commission but there really is no need.