My rented house is on market - I didn't know

pinkshoes

I'd write immediately to the landlord (deliver by hand if possible so he gets it today) stating that as the tenant, you're entitled to quiet enjoyment of the property, and if he requires access to the property for an emergency, he needs to give you 24 hours notice. Showing a buyer round is NOT an emergency, so in this case you will not be permitting him access. However, as you're a nice person, you will allow him to do viewings on Saturday mornings (or another time), so long as he gives you 48 hours notice.

Also mention that the dogs might bite him if you're not there...

Gorgeous_George

Check your agreement. Many have a requirement to show prospective buyers around. If you agreed to that (by signing the tenancy), you should honour the agreement.

GG

domcastro

Premier wrote: »

Have you the money & finance in place to be able to buy a place & be in it by February?

Or do you want to keep a roof over your head?

The choice is yours.

My money's fixed until the 7th Feb, contract ends 9th Feb - so I would need an extra week. Don't really want to buy yet - was thinking of the summer (unless the economy is doomed still then I was going to wait longer).

I've given the landlord my LL number so the EAs can phone me to arrange a convenient time for the viewing. The house may be too much of a state for a BTLer (my landlord lived here for years and now moved in with his son). I suppose if they do buy, they might keep me on. Though I'd worry about my deposit.

Oh well, after reading today's news with the government trying to force the banks to "kick start lending" - maybe there won't be a house price correct after all
thanks all

adr0ck

move out and get yourself a decent landlord

plenty of houses for rent now

domcastro

adr0ck wrote: »

move out and get yourself a decent landlord

plenty of houses for rent now

Not when you have 2 dogs!:p

GDB2222

How big a place do you really need? I ask because if you are a reluctant buyer at the moment you may want to buy somewhere smaller than you would ideally want.

domcastro

My letting agent confused me - he said if the landlord gave me notice that they weren't renewing my contract in February then I will have until April until I have to move.

I don't really need a big place I would prefer a 2 bed house but there's not many around. There's loads of flats around here but because of the dogs.....

But as the letting agent said - it's a low chance he'll sell in this market. I was asked if I wanted to buy it - I said no, too much work needed

robin_banks

You're under no obligation whatsover to co-operate.

BridgetJones_2

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

Was it just the dog or were you allowed too?



GG

Just the dog, he didn't complain about the dodgy boiler.

mrs-puff

Some people think that viewings go against your quiet enjoyment. This may be right but is more likely to be wrong - there is no law that says a LL cannot access his property to show prospective buyers around. It is probably a requirement of your agreement. Whether or not it is a fair requirement would be a question for the courts and this would cost you money. You could lose.

I'd hate other tenants to read this and think that because it's in their landlords tenancy agreement terms and conditions that this is the case and they MUST show viewers round if it's in there. They don't.. and it would cost the landlord money, not the tenant, to try and 'enforce' those terms in court. Legally a tenant is entitled to 'quiet enjoyment' of a property. The landlord can say what he likes on the tenancy agreement, but in UK law, it won't stand.. or at least, he/she would have a costly experience proving otherwise.

If you don't want to have viewings as a tenant, just say so. Beats me why landlords rent places out for fixed terms, then decide they want to sell and think they can just invade their paying tenants privacy with multiple strangers traipsing around at all hours. Smacks of having their cake and eating it too.. and I'm sure they wouldn't be happy if it was their own home that they had to open on regular occasions to 'public view' ? :rolleyes: With them actually paying the viewers 'entrance fee' in effect ( ie the rent ).

Why expect it of others ?

That's a good outcome for you then, as long as your LL can afford the mortgage.

Well I'm hoping so. If he 'goes under' there will be other 7 or 8 families like mine ( I have children ) out on the streets at VERY short notice. My landord has a portfolio of properties. Fingers crossed he's surviving the crunch eh !

Again good luck OP and your dogs. I have the same problem with having kids lol.. the occasional landlord puts them in the same 'category' as dogs..