Dealing with sitting tenants

theartfullodger

NLA or RLA in England or Wales

SaL in Scotland

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fairy_lights

OP, what makes you think this family will be better tenants than the ones currently in the property?

Jagraf

I feel that what you are trying to do is the same as a bank who owns your house (ie you have a mortgage) deciding they want all the money now.

I have been a landlord and a tenant and ethically I struggle with this situation.

G_M

You need to explain fully the current tenants' tenancy:

* Fixed term? Start Date? End date or length of period?
* is there a 'Break Clause' in the tenancy@
* Is their tenancy for the whole property?
* Do you live there as well, or do they have 'exclusive occupation'?
* or is their tenancy Periodic (monthly)?

But (unless your answers above show something relevant) basically if you want to end a tenancy early, the only way is with the tenant's consent/agreemnt. To get this, you could offer them cash.

Remember, even when their fixed term tenancy ends, they do not have to move out. If they don't, there is a legal process you must follow (which can take several months).

Do you understand the process?


Ending/Renewing an AST (what happens when the Fixed Term ends?)(What is a Periodic Tenancy?)(How can a LL remove a tenant?)(How can a tenant end a tenancy?)

Hazel_Taylor

Tenancy is not for the whole property, I had two more tenants who left a month ago. I will probably offer them cash and count on their good will...

theartfullodger

Do you live in the same building? If so they may not be AST tenants

Hazel_Taylor

No I do not live in the same house...

theartfullodger wrote: »

Do you live in the same building? If so they may not be AST tenants

sulphate

Hazel_Taylor wrote: »

You didn't understand me, or I'm a bad story teller It's not my family, and they will not stay for two months and go, they will come in two months, and they have plans to stay for one year.

The family is more cost-effective option for me in that measure that I'm considering to pay sitting tenants to leave and help them in finding new home. The problem is, if we don't break the agreement, they can chase me in some ways...

Do you mean "they" as in this new family you have promised to help? What connection do you have with them? Do you have some kind of moral or legal responsibility to house them?

If I was one of your tenants and you wanted me to leave early, around the Christmas/New Year period, you'd have to pay me a pretty big cash incentive.

fairy_lights

Why can't you wait until the current occupants tenancy expires and then look for new tenants? They might not even want to leave at the end of their fixed period. I don't quite understand why you are so keen for this family to move in, have they offered you more money?

Hazel_Taylor

Yes they have offered me more money and they are reason why I don't want to sell that house immediately to get rid of all obligations.

fairy_lights wrote: »

Why can't you wait until the current occupants tenancy expires and then look for new tenants? They might not even want to leave at the end of their fixed period. I don't quite understand why you are so keen for this family to move in, have they offered you more money?