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Landlord wants to sell early in tennancy
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No matter what is in the contract you do not have to agree to viewings. Although I think morally, as you knew the house was for sale, you should not prevent SOME viewings. Chances are you will not get much interest anyway - only BTL investors would be generally interested in a property that is tenanted. Especially as unless you argue to an early termination of the lease you could be passed onto the new owners.
I personally would arrange for one Saturday morning every fortnight for viewings - and as the LL is willing to offer money - ask for some compensation for each viewing morning.Save £200 a month : [STRIKE]Oct[/STRIKE] Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr0 -
Fair enough the tenant can't, but isn't that what the LL is trying to do, at least partially? Sign tenant up for 12 months, no break clause, put house on market five months in
So what? LL can sell at any time. It has not impact on the tenancy in itself.
If property is put on market now, there won't be 7 months of viewings... Reading some posts one gets the idea that if the property on the market there'll be 7 months (why 7 btw?) straight of continuous viewings. Let's be realistic.
And viewings must take place reasonably (number, time, notice, etc.) if this was agreed on.0 -
jjlandlord wrote: »So what? LL can sell at any time. It has not impact on the tenancy in itself.
If property is put on market now, there won't be 7 months of viewings... Reading some posts one gets the idea that if the property on the market there'll be 7 months (why 7 btw?) straight of continuous viewings. Let's be realistic.
And viewings must take place reasonably (number, time, notice, etc.) if this was agreed on.
Fair point, LL can sell to an investor; there's nothing to indicate whether this is the way the LL is going.
OP is 5 months into a 12 month tenancy - so the property will be on the market for 7 months unless sold sooner / withdrawn.0 -
there's nothing to indicate whether this is the way the LL is going.
Either way, there is no impact on the current tenancy.OP is 5 months into a 12 month tenancy - so the property will be on the market for 7 months unless sold sooner / withdrawn.
7 months is just the number of months left on OP's fixed term tenancy, it has no relation to the time the property will be on the market and the intensity of viewings.0 -
You want to stay in the property, so allowing viewings only from buy-to-let investors may assist you.
The landlady may agree to this condition and attempt to break it by sending private buyers.
Insist you are present for all viewings and tell each one you are keen to stay on under the new owner.
Any private buyer will run a mile.0 -
£100 for potentially seven month's disruption ?
I agree-not enough.I Would Rather Climb A Mountain Than Crawl Into A Hole
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I think you can work this out: sit down with your landlord, and negotiate a written agreement: no viewings without prior appointment (been there with EA's turning up at 8am on Sat myself) and rent reduction. Fees/removal costs until you've found somewhere. No funny stuff with the deposit. It would be good to sort it amicably, and talk of legal situation is true and right, but try talking first?0
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jjlandlord wrote: »this is debatable because viewings are not necessarily a breach of quiet enjoyment, and tenant cannot unilaterally decide to opt out of the contract.
However, obviously a landlord should tread carefully.
It's not debatable at all, the only way a Landlord can enter a property against their tenants will is with a court order.
If I were your tenant I would be changing the locks.0 -
ruggedtoast wrote: »It's not debatable at all, the only way a Landlord can enter a property against their tenants will is with a court order.
Unless you can show me references regarding the points I made before this is just a random comment by Joe from the pub...0 -
jjlandlord wrote: »Unless you can show me references regarding the points I made before this is just a random comment by Joe from the pub...
Lets open a poll shall we.
Apart from with a court order, and in direct contravention of the wishes of the legal occupier, under what circumstances can jjlandlord let himself into someone else's home:
A) Whenever he unilaterally decides that the contract he has made up so allows him
Never 0
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