Buying my rented flat from landlord.

jamesnew

Hi All.
Well as the title says,i am very interested in buying the flat I rent off the private owner/landlord.
I have not met the owner,its let through an agent.I have another 6 months to run before considering to re rent or move.
So how is the best way forward ? for me (cash buyer) to go about approaching the owner (I have no details of the owner,just a name) and I don't want to annoy the lettings agent as I would rent from them again if need be and they have all the nice properties (they have been very helpful,yes).


Thank you in advance.

Old_Git

check the land registry to see the owners details .You may need to pay a small fee

G_M

Start by getting the landlord's contact details.

1) simplest route - ask the agent! If helpful they might just give you. Or they might refer to 'data protection' or their commercial responsibilty to protect the LL - but try and see

2) pay £3 to the Land Registry for the property Title (if a flat, get the 'leasehold Title' not the freehold!). This will show the owner's name and address. Unfortunately many landlord overlook telling the Land registry they have moved out, so the address might just be yours!

3) Write (a letter) to the agent requesting the LL's address, and quote the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 (Section 1 )

1 Disclosure of landlord’s identity.

(1)If the tenant of premises occupied as a dwelling makes a written request for the landlord’s name and address to—

(a)any person who demands, or the last person who received, rent payable under the tenancy, or

(b)any other person for the time being acting as agent for the landlord, in relation to the tenancy,

that person shall supply the tenant with a written statement of the landlord’s name and address within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which he receives the request.

(2)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) commits a summary offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

(3)In this section and section 2—

(a)“tenant” includes a statutory tenant; and

(b)“landlord” means the immediate landlord.

jamesnewhere

Thank you for the interesting replies.
The landlord called me out of the blue,re guttering that needs repair,as I am on the top flat all the work will happen outside my windows.
So now I am thinking these flats (8 year old) are not constructed very well and buying could be a costly problem,so I need to do some serious research.


Thank you.

Tassotti

A broken gutter would definitely put me off from buying a property !

Wow