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how can i find out if a house is private or rented

mrs_angry
mrs_angry Posts: 608 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
hi all, can anyone tell me how i can find out if a house is private or rented. any help would be great

thankyou

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  • Richard_Webster
    Richard_Webster Posts: 7,646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    If you know the names of the people who are living there and you then get a copy of the Land Registry entries (from the gov.uk site, not one of the others that charge more!) you can compare the names.

    If you don't know the names of those living there I am not sure how you can tell. Anyone else got any ideas?
    RICHARD WEBSTER

    As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.
  • N79
    N79 Posts: 2,615 Forumite
    Knock on the door and ask.
  • mrs_angry
    mrs_angry Posts: 608 Forumite
    N79 wrote: »
    Knock on the door and ask.

    cant do that, its a family matter
  • N79
    N79 Posts: 2,615 Forumite
    mrs_angry wrote: »
    cant do that, its a family matter

    Fair enough.

    Not an expert on Scotland but if the house is in Scotland then you may be able to check via the LL registration scheme.
  • Cannon_Fodder
    Cannon_Fodder Posts: 3,980 Forumite
    Get the Land Registry title details, for £4.

    If the address of the owner matches the address of the property, that should be a good clue. Equally, if not.
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Ask the postie, the neighbours, local shops, Police...

    - it all sounds very mysterious "family matter".... someone saying they own a place & you suspect they rent maybe??


    Re. Scotland Landlord Registration will help (see..
    https://www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk/Pages/Process.aspx?Command=ShowPublicSearchPage
    ..)
    but only if
    a) LL has bothered to register &
    b) If so the Local authority has processed the application: They were taking more than a year & then..
    c) Just because it is registered for rent doesn't preclude the Landlord still living there..

    Ho hum, good luck!

    Lodger
  • mrs_angry
    mrs_angry Posts: 608 Forumite
    theartfullodger wrote: »
    Ask the postie, the neighbours, local shops, Police...

    - it all sounds very mysterious "family matter".... someone saying they own a place & you suspect they rent maybe??

    no its the other way around ;)
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Mrs Angry stated
    no its the other way around
    - so you are trying to find out if they own it... In that case (assuming England) the Land Registry website will tell you, if it is registered (not all properties are... ) who the owner is for £4...

    see..
    http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/wps/portal/Property_Search


    Cheers

    Lodger

    PS Ah!! How refreshing to find others have families where people don't trust each other...., ;-)
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