can a letting agent advertise the property you are renting for sale?

vaughn_2

Hi

I am 21 recently started renting a place, had a lot of trouble with the letting agent, when looking for their contact details on their site, I discovered that they are advertising our property to sell. Can they do this?

Cheers

BitterAndTwisted

Yes, they can if the owner has instructed them to find a buyer. I'd start saving up for your deposit for your onward move now in case they serve you with a Notice To Quit once a buyer is found.

Jewel_2

vaughn wrote: »

Hi

I am 21 recently started renting a place, had a lot of trouble with the letting agent, when looking for their contact details on their site, I discovered that they are advertising our property to sell. Can they do this?

Cheers

I thought it depended on what your contract states? I could be wrong here, but say you've taken a 6 month contract, I think you are entitled to live without undue interference from the landlord, certainly up to two months before either of you hand in your notice. I think as a tenant you do not have to let potential buyers into the property until two months before you leave.

What i would do is research the internet to see what rights you have generally as a tenant (as I don't know the law), but as a tenant you do have rights to a peaceful existance!

Brb

This is the side of renting that I absolutely detest. Treating tenants like a commodity. Once LL has sold/or come back from long holiday etc off you pop tenant, cheers for paying the mortgage

Fair do's though if told in advance you'll only be there 6 months or 12.

BitterAndTwisted

Jewel wrote: »

I thought it depended on what your contract states? I could be wrong here, but say you've taken a 6 month contract, I think you are entitled to live without undue interference from the landlord, certainly up to two months before either of you hand in your notice. I think as a tenant you do not have to let potential buyers into the property until two months before you leave.

What i would do is research the internet to see what rights you have generally as a tenant (as I don't know the law), but as a tenant you do have rights to a peaceful existence!

Actually, you are under no obligation to allow the landlord or their agent unrestricted access at all.

OP, please double-check your tenancy agreement. If you have signed an AST you cannot be given notice to quit before the end of the fixed-term unless there is a break-clause in there somewhere.

That the landlord is looking for a buyer means you will be moving at some point so get saving for your next deposit asap.

darkblue_2

Check your tennancy agreement for how long you've got left and then prepare yourself to move on that date. It's hard, unfair and unhelpful of them - but they are allowed to ask you to leave after the contract expires.

tbs624

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

If you have signed an AST you cannot be given notice to quit before the end of the fixed-term unless there is a break-clause in there somewhere.

"Notice to quit" not applicable to ASTs - a s21 is a Notice of Intent to Repossess

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

That the landlord is looking for a buyer means you will be moving at some point so get saving for your next deposit asap.

OP - you will be fine for your original Fixed Term and possibly after that too, if an investor is buying the property

Ankatden

I would think along the lines of it as if 3 months into AST and sale completes then negotiate to leave if vacant posession is required.

Maybe another investor buys so you will stay put but if they want Vacant then couple of months rent is useful.

DH did this way back in late 80's when LL had gone bust and receiver appointed, he suggested 2 months rent as a sweetner to move in 7 days, he got it as well and receiver very happy as made his job a whole lot easier.

If just change of LL then will get nothing, could refuse surveyor access for a valuation but that guarantees S21 before end of tenancy. Its better to be seen as fair and reasonable.

Make sure deposit is transferred if just transfer of ownership to another LL.