cant find the landlord

waz1989

who shall i pay the rent, because i cant find the landlord. could please some body help, and what the law say about it.thanks

10 years ive lived at the property, but the landlord has completely vanished around years ago, and have no way of contacting him, the agreement was for 6 months, and we cant renew the agreement as we cant get hold of him

Flashmanchop

Ah, yes, I have been waiting for you.

Please send all your money to me; Sort code 50-59....#

oh hang on.

Who does it say on your agreement is the landlord?

thesaint

How long have you lived at the property?

waz1989

10 years ive lived at the property, but the landlord has completely vanished around years ago, and have no way of contacting him, the agreement was for 6 months, and we cant reniew the agreement as we cant get hold of him

Jenniefour

Has there been a change of landlord?

How have you paid rent in the past?

[Deleted User]

You don't need to renew a tenancy agreement, at the end of a fixed term tenancy your tenancy reverts to a periodic tenancy automatically. Just continue to pay your rent as you have been doing.

pmlindyloo

You can find out who owns the property here:

http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/public/property-ownership

Will cost you £3.

benjus

So you've needed no repairs or anything in the last few years? Do you have gas at the property? If so, have annual gas safety inspections been done?

Why are you asking for help now, as it sounds like you've had this problem for 9 years...?

Flashmanchop

where have you been paying your rent? whom to?

personally - id get the boiler tested yourself, for peace of mind (may be useful as a bargaining tool) and maybe put aside your rent into your separate account for when, and if a landlord comes to you.

could it be he has passed away?

BitterAndTwisted

By what method have you paid the rent in the past?

tiger_eyes

I suspect if you stopped paying rent (putting the money aside, not spending it) the landlord would show up very quickly.