help re: viewings

greenarrow77

my landlord is selling their house, its advertised as being for investors with an existing tenant (me).
currently on a periodic rolling tenancy after 4 years.
had 1 viewing where the gent tells me that he needs to house for his staff that work at his restaurants and that if he buys it, he'll evict me.
i said i wasnt moving and that wasnt how the property is being advertised.
he said once he buys it he can evict me with correct notice regardless.
asked him to leave.

found out he'd put in an offer and it'd been rejected.

today the estate agents ask me if he can have a second viewing.

i'm very unhappy at having this man come to the house again as i know what his intentions are now.
estate agents tell me i can drop keys off and they can show him round to which i said no as i dont want anyone i dont know in the house when i'm not there.

what rights do i have to refuse entry to this particular man again?
i'm trying to co operate and allow viewings but this gent wants to have me evicted and he made that clear.
any help is appreciated
thanks
GA

Davesnave

Anyone who purchases might give you an S21.

They don't need a reason.

This guy obviously said too much. The next one along might simply be tactful enough to stay quiet.

bambi1980_2

Why do you have to be there? Can you not make yourself scarce when he comes.
I don't think you would have any power to refuse entry as he is a potential purchaser.
Do you not have to be given some kind of notice before it's sold?

Guest101

Accept that no matter who buys it, they can evict you.


Probably be grateful this guy gave you plenty of notice.

Guest101

bambi1980 wrote: »

Why do you have to be there? Can you not make yourself scarce when he comes.
I don't think you would have any power to refuse entry as he is a potential purchaser.
Do you not have to be given some kind of notice before it's sold?

Tenant can prevent anyone at all entering, on a practical level. So yes he can refuse entry. But that doesn't help his case in anyway.


No notice is required for selling the property.

tiger_eyes

You don't have to co-operate with viewings, but expect your current landlord to end your tenancy. There's an excellent chance that anyone who buys the property will want you out so they can (a) live there themselves or (b) do it up and rent it out at a higher rent. There is nothing you can do to remain in this property long-term. It's entirely in other people's hands. It's time to find somewhere else to live.

HappyMJ

greenarrow77 wrote: »

my landlord is selling their house, its advertised as being for investors with an existing tenant (me).
currently on a periodic rolling tenancy after 4 years.
had 1 viewing where the gent tells me that he needs to house for his staff that work at his restaurants and that if he buys it, he'll evict me.
i said i wasnt moving and that wasnt how the property is being advertised.
he said once he buys it he can evict me with correct notice regardless.
asked him to leave.

found out he'd put in an offer and it'd been rejected.

today the estate agents ask me if he can have a second viewing.

i'm very unhappy at having this man come to the house again as i know what his intentions are now.
estate agents tell me i can drop keys off and they can show him round to which i said no as i dont want anyone i dont know in the house when i'm not there.

what rights do i have to refuse entry to this particular man again?
i'm trying to co operate and allow viewings but this gent wants to have me evicted and he made that clear.
any help is appreciated
thanks
GA

You don't have to allow access but in not allowing access you are preventing the landlord from selling. If the landlord really wants to sell your landlord will ask you to leave and return possession of the property back to the landlord. After you've left the potential buyer can then view the property.

If there is something in your tenancy agreement stating you must allow the landlord and his/her agent access to accompany potential purchasers then by not allowing access you could be breaching one of the terms in your tenancy agreement and the landlord can give you 2 weeks notice requiring possession. That's very unlikely though. They are more likely to give you 2 months notice.

It sounds like you would like to stay long term in the property. Could you negotiate a fixed term with your landlord which if the property is sold would have to be honoured. That would give you maybe 12 months of certainty.

Have you considered purchasing the property yourself? A property with sitting tenants is usually worth a little less than a property with vacant possession so you might find you could get a good discount from market value.

Guest101

HappyMJ wrote: »

You don't have to allow access but in not allowing access you are preventing the landlord from selling. If the landlord really wants to sell your landlord will ask you to leave and return possession of the property back to the landlord. After you've left the potential buyer can then view the property.

If there is something in your tenancy agreement stating you must allow the landlord and his/her agent access to accompany potential purchasers then by not allowing access you could be breaching one of the terms in your tenancy agreement and the landlord can give you 2 weeks notice requiring possession. That's very unlikely though. They are more likely to give you 2 months notice.

It sounds like you would like to stay long term in the property. Could you negotiate a fixed term with your landlord which if the property is sold would have to be honoured. That would give you maybe 12 months of certainty.

Have you considered purchasing the property yourself? A property with sitting tenants is usually worth a little less than a property with vacant possession so you might find you could get a good discount from market value.

Come now MJ, we both know that's not going to work....

greenarrow77

i have asked for my tenancy to be kept going and the current landlord, who is a london based property group said they will sell it with me as a tenant but are not interested in renewing my tenancy before its sold as they are selling all of their non london property.
estate agents have been very nice and said they will try to help me find somewhere else if need be, but finding somewhere i can afford, that will also allow my dog is becoming very difficult.

and no i can afford to buy it myself, on my salary even a 100% mortgage, i couldnt get enough to cover it.
guess i'll just have to accept that i'm gonna get turfed in favour of his restaurant staff!

AnnieO1234

Be as helpful as you can to the Estate Agent, you might find that the person wanting the second viewing doesn't buy it anyway, but if they don't and you can get an agent on side who might be able to help you then do so.

The alternative is that you're as awkward as possible, don't allow viewings, and land yourself with an eviction.

It's not nice that this is happening but unfortunately for them business is business. xxx