Landlord has passed away

sussexchick

olly300 wrote: »

The son doesn't know what he has taken on.

Too flippin right ! Having access to all you wonderful guys and gals .... priceless !

You have certainly cheered me up no end this evening, I may just now have a happy Xmas - thank you

olly300

sussexchick wrote: »

Too flippin right ! Having access to all you wonderful guys and gals .... priceless !

You have certainly cheered me up no end this evening, I may just now have a happy Xmas - thank you

No problem.

One thing I should advise you is if the son starts harassing you i.e. by coming round unannounced and shouting, or threatens you in any way - tell him you will inform the police that he is harassing a tenant, don't NOT continue the conversation and report to the police.

While the police won't do much if you happen to get a good PC they will have a "quiet" word with him.

jamie11

You need to be served a S48 notice informing you who is the new landlord (executors in this case) and also have an address to serve notices to. In the meanwhile you could open a side account at your bank and label it (your name-rent account). The rent becomes payable as soon as the legal bits have been satisfied.

alta

As has been said your tenancy agreement is still standing. As the son for the solicitors details that are the executors and speak to them. If he says he is the legal owner, ask for confirmation of this. Do not sign a new agreement or hand any rent to the son, either in cash or bank transfer. Continue to pay your rent to your deceased LL's account, the executor will deal with all the assets of the deceased.
It often takes months to get sorted out, if in the mean time you feel your property is dangerous, and it does sound that way, feel free to contact your local environmental health office, they will come in and access the property. They have the jurisdiction to enforce repairs, and even close a property down.