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Buying a Privately Rented Home?

tblackburn
tblackburn Posts: 20 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi, does anyone have any advice/information on how I could go about approaching my landlord/agent about buying the house I currently rent privately from them? Could I, for instance, get the house valued by an agent so I know how much its worth before going ay further? Or is that a bad idea?!
Thanks!

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  • chickmug
    chickmug Posts: 3,279 Forumite
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1907059

    Take a look at this post of mine to help with valuing?
    A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.
  • tblackburn
    tblackburn Posts: 20 Forumite
    Thank you for that.. I'll have a go and see if I have any courage/money to approach the landlord!
  • chickmug
    chickmug Posts: 3,279 Forumite
    To more fully answer your first question.

    I used to be happy to talk to anyone, at any time, on any basis and felt this would result in getting the business one day at some point in the future. So do you have any 'user friendly' EA you could ask for an opinion and usually this would be an independent with working partners?
    A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    tblackburn wrote: »
    Hi, does anyone have any advice/information on how I could go about approaching my landlord/agent about buying the house I currently rent privately from them? Could I, for instance, get the house valued by an agent so I know how much its worth before going ay further? Or is that a bad idea?!
    Thanks!
    I would just ask if he would consider selling, and take it from there.
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