For sale sign 2 weeks into tenancy!!

Guest101

Kazzaroo wrote: »

we are aware of that but are now worried that 19th jan comes round and we get notice of a court date etc or bailiffs at the door

And how is that different if the house wasnt for sale? - it wont happen that quickly, as i said it take a few months for court orders etc. But anyone coming to the end of their AST

Kazzaroo

Guest101 wrote: »

And how is that different if the house wasnt for sale? - it wont happen that quickly, as i said it take a few months for court orders etc. But anyone coming to the end of their AST

the auction for the house is in 4 weeks and has a very low guide price

princeofpounds

the auction for the house is in 4 weeks and has a very low guide price

Keep an eye on it and try to find out if its sells.

If it does (and completing on a sale is different to agreeing a sale at the auction, though for auctions the completion is normally rather rapid) then you are not due to pay rent until the new landlord informs you of their existence and address. (But remember past rent becomes due when you have that information).

vivatifosi

At 9.00, why not phone the auction house and enquire as to whether the house is being sold tenanted and ensure that you definitely have the right house and that there's not been some mistake (eg it is next door as previously said)... Better to hear from the horses mouth.

Once you have this information you will have a better idea as to what is going on and what steps (if any) you need to take. The auctioneer may be bound by data protection not to give details of the seller, but it cannot withhold info as to whether the house is being sold tenanted as that will be material information.

kiddy_guy

I suppose if the for sale sign has gone into garden land at front of property then there is nothing to stop the OP asking the EA to remove or tell them the will remove and make available for collection. Garden presumably forms parts of quiet enjoyment and aogm arguably detracts from this.

pmlindyloo

Although the OP has had some good advice about what happens if the house is sold and about viewings no one seems to have mentioned the fact that the OP has had no communication about this. Extremely bad manners and yet another example of poorly treated tenants.

OP, you need to write to the LL and state your disquiet about what has happened. Two weeks into a tenancy and this has happened.

I would be mightily pi**ed off if this had happened to me.

The OP needs to know whether the house is being sold with tenants/without tenants/ whether the house is going to be viewed by anyone/whether there is a reduction in rent for inconvenience/whether the new owners intend to keep it rented out.

Appalling behaviour. This is the OP's home. From the dates of the auction it seems that this may already have been arranged before the tenancy started. Why not be up front? Give the OP a chance to have found somewhere else.

Kazzaroo

kiddy_guy wrote: »

I suppose if the for sale sign has gone into garden land at front of property then there is nothing to stop the OP asking the EA to remove or tell them the will remove and make available for collection. Garden presumably forms parts of quiet enjoyment and aogm arguably detracts from this.

there is no front garden,it is screwed into the wall right next to the front door at eye level,it is depressing to have to see it everytime we go in and out,can i legally remove the sign and simply let the auctioneers aware of it (i assume the sign is auctioneers property and hence LL doesnt need to be made aware of me removing it ?)

Kazzaroo

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Although the OP has had some good advice about what happens if the house is sold and about viewings no one seems to have mentioned the fact that the OP has had no communication about this. Extremely bad manners and yet another example of poorly treated tenants.

OP, you need to write to the LL and state your disquiet about what has happened. Two weeks into a tenancy and this has happened.

I would be mightily pi**ed off if this had happened to me.

The OP needs to know whether the house is being sold with tenants/without tenants/ whether the house is going to be viewed by anyone/whether there is a reduction in rent for inconvenience/whether the new owners intend to keep it rented out.

Appalling behaviour. This is the OP's home. From the dates of the auction it seems that this may already have been arranged before the tenancy started. Why not be up front? Give the OP a chance to have found somewhere else.

Thank you, Hindsight is a wonderful thing,i now know what all the little things REALLY meant (LL lowered rent because it had been empty for 3 months,told me repairs would get done before moving in and still waiting for repairs to happen),i get the feeling (and based on my experience) that the LL only allowed us to rent the place so that they can sell it as "ready to go" with tenants already in,LL rang me last week to confirm all the repairs that need to be done,i feel like they only did it to "spin me off" For a week,it makes no difference to current LL if we kick off to them and complain,they simply ignore calls for 4 weeks until its new LL "problem",We know that new LL (assuming it sells) wont be to blame for anything but would i be wrong to be suspicious and apprehensive of new LL ?

princeofpounds

Sorry forgot to discuss the sign. Yes, you can remove it - the property is your home during the tenancy. But you are not meant to destroy it legally as it is another person's property - you can store it for collection at another time.

Reue

Take the sign down. Send an invoice to the Landlord for a charge of your labour in removing it from your property and a list of charges relating to the storage of it until he comes to reclaim it.