Landlord selling house and I'm 6 mths pregnant

Jowo_2

thequant wrote: »

Exactly and the OP's LL was still willing to rent to her,where is her gratitude ?

Gratitude doesn't come into a contractual relationship.

ruggedtoast

GCH888 wrote: »

Equally it is not the LL's problem that the OP's pregnancy is coinciding with his decision to sell his property.

Quite the contrary, it is his problem.

BitterAndTwisted

No sensible landlord would consider putting their property on the market while there is still a tenant in situ unless they were purely looking to sell to another investor.

peaches48

Given that the landlord needs to sell (probably for financial reasons but could be something personal), he could sell the property with a tenant insitu to another landlord/potential landlord.
That way, a new landlord already has an income from a very good tenant.
Why the need to get a good tenant out?
Why only sell/promote the property to an ordinary FTB/2nd home buyer?
Could the property be part of a planned larger development and is likely to be demolished?
With a good tenant in place, he should have no problem selling to another LL.

Jowo_2

peaches48 wrote: »

Given that the landlord needs to sell (probably for financial reasons but could be something personal), he could sell the property with a tenant insitu to another landlord/potential landlord.
That way, a new landlord already has an income from a very good tenant.
Why the need to get a good tenant out?
Why only sell/promote the property to an ordinary FTB/2nd home buyer?
Could the property be part of a planned larger development and is likely to be demolished?
With a good tenant in place, he should have no problem selling to another LL.

Trying to sell to another landlord cuts down the pool of buyers by 99%. As landlords are doing it for a business, they will seek a bargain and negotiate hard. Selling it on the open market is easier and could be more profitable.

EastMidsGal

I don't know why this is so personal. It's a business relationship, pure and simple. It's not the LLs fault I am pregnant, it's not my fault he wants to sell his house. I don't owe the landlord anything other than to look after the house, pay the rent on time and fulfill my other contractual obligations, all of which I have done.

If gratitude entered the equation he should be grateful that he has had a monthly income from me. The house was empty for five months in an area that otherwise has a high turnover, so it looks like no one wanted to touch him or his house with the same bargepole. So we were obviously made for each other, as no non HB tenant wanted his house, the LL should be grateful that I did, and only because of it's location, if it wasn't situated where it was I wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole either, no matter what my financial situation.

I am not going to apologise for needing to be on benefits right now, I have no regrets about the decisions that have put me in this situation. I am not receiving any financial help from my ex as he has refused to contribute anything since Social Services said he couldn't have unsupervised contact with the baby once they are born. If however you would like to track him down for me and make him fulfill his legal and moral obligations I would be more than happy to provide you with his last known address and forward you copies of the threatening and abusive emails he sent me so you have something to confront him with. As for having a baby, it isn't my fault that my ex behaved the way he did, unless you believe that women ask to be abused, nor is it my fault that he didn't think I would run a mile just because of a blue line on a stick, and I was not going to abort an innocent baby because their father had issues that his own family recognised (wish they'd told me sooner!).

But anyway back to the landlord. It's tough !!!! that I have to move so close to the date I have to give birth, it's equally tough !!!! that I haven't been able to move out by the date the LL wanted, such is life. It's an inconvenient situation for me just as it is inconvenient for the LL, but I owe him nothing over and above what it says in the contract, just as he owes me nothing. I exercised my right to the quiet enjoyment of my home and he is exercising his right to regain possession, all of which is fine. I don't see why I should be sooooo grateful that I would bend over backwards and tie myself in knots to accommodate the LL in something which is nothing more than just plain business, we mean nothing to each other. He receives rent, I receive a roof over my head, end of. By the way, the rent he receives from me is providing for his kith and kin because as I said, the house was empty for five months, so neither he nor the beneficiaries of his investment were receiving a penny, thanks to me deciding to rent his house they are receiving a large monthly sum, but I don't expect gratitude from them, it's a mutually beneficial financial relationship we have.

I have done everything I can to find alternative accommodation, I have found somewhere and I shall move as soon as I can, end of. But I think it is absolute carp to think gratitude and indebtedness should enter what is purely a financial arrangement. All the LL and I are doing is exercising our rights, doesn't mean the other has to like it, it's just business. Nor do I feel any shame or regret about being pregnant or about personal decisions that I have made so I am hardly going to be upset over the opinions of someone ignorant of me and my personal situation, because an opinion based on the unknown is worthless.

ifonlyitwaseasier

EMG i hope you get some news about a move soon and btw i find the ignore feature very handy when the trolls come out to play

Annabee

Well said, EastMidsGal, some people (sad cases) just don't get it, do they?

Best of luck to you.

abby1234519

EastMidsGal wrote: »

I don't know why this is so personal. It's a business relationship, pure and simple. It's not the LLs fault I am pregnant, it's not my fault he wants to sell his house. I don't owe the landlord anything other than to look after the house, pay the rent on time and fulfill my other contractual obligations, all of which I have done.

If gratitude entered the equation he should be grateful that he has had a monthly income from me. The house was empty for five months in an area that otherwise has a high turnover, so it looks like no one wanted to touch him or his house with the same bargepole. So we were obviously made for each other, as no non HB tenant wanted his house, the LL should be grateful that I did, and only because of it's location, if it wasn't situated where it was I wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole either, no matter what my financial situation.

I am not going to apologise for needing to be on benefits right now, I have no regrets about the decisions that have put me in this situation. I am not receiving any financial help from my ex as he has refused to contribute anything since Social Services said he couldn't have unsupervised contact with the baby once they are born. If however you would like to track him down for me and make him fulfill his legal and moral obligations I would be more than happy to provide you with his last known address and forward you copies of the threatening and abusive emails he sent me so you have something to confront him with. As for having a baby, it isn't my fault that my ex behaved the way he did, unless you believe that women ask to be abused, nor is it my fault that he didn't think I would run a mile just because of a blue line on a stick, and I was not going to abort an innocent baby because their father had issues that his own family recognised (wish they'd told me sooner!).

But anyway back to the landlord. It's tough !!!! that I have to move so close to the date I have to give birth, it's equally tough !!!! that I haven't been able to move out by the date the LL wanted, such is life. It's an inconvenient situation for me just as it is inconvenient for the LL, but I owe him nothing over and above what it says in the contract, just as he owes me nothing. I exercised my right to the quiet enjoyment of my home and he is exercising his right to regain possession, all of which is fine. I don't see why I should be sooooo grateful that I would bend over backwards and tie myself in knots to accommodate the LL in something which is nothing more than just plain business, we mean nothing to each other. He receives rent, I receive a roof over my head, end of. By the way, the rent he receives from me is providing for his kith and kin because as I said, the house was empty for five months, so neither he nor the beneficiaries of his investment were receiving a penny, thanks to me deciding to rent his house they are receiving a large monthly sum, but I don't expect gratitude from them, it's a mutually beneficial financial relationship we have.

I have done everything I can to find alternative accommodation, I have found somewhere and I shall move as soon as I can, end of. But I think it is absolute carp to think gratitude and indebtedness should enter what is purely a financial arrangement. All the LL and I are doing is exercising our rights, doesn't mean the other has to like it, it's just business. Nor do I feel any shame or regret about being pregnant or about personal decisions that I have made so I am hardly going to be upset over the opinions of someone ignorant of me and my personal situation, because an opinion based on the unknown is worthless.

I hope your happy, you've just kept a pregnant girl up to 2.34am reading this post and THERES NO ENDING!!!

Now I am going to have to subscribe *grumble*

I agree with regards to the benefits thing.

I'm going to be a single student mum and I will get housing benefit and then child tax credit and child benefit. I think thats it on the benefits front. I'll also get my grant and my student loan and if you added it all up its about £19708 per annum. about 6k of this is housing benefit, am I right in thinking thats the only means tested one? Whilst I am at uni ie term time I don't get things like income support etc.

So yes.... I am going to be partially on benefits but my logic is, for 2 years I will be on less benefits than if I dropped out of university and was just solely on benefits. By the end of my degree I should then be able to work and earn a decent wage so its swings and roundabouts. Benefits are there for the people who need them, you obviously need them and I as a single mother will need them to finish my education (whichI do need to do the job I want to do).

Its just bad luck that you've had 4 months of carp trying to sort out a new house. I hope that when you finally get into the new house and finally get this baby out into the world things settle down for you! I think you should go get some part time legal training in the field you are now an expert in :P

samroo

The last posting is a disgrace. How selfish that she expects other people to pay for her and her child so she can afford to go to uni and get the job she wants.