Landlord wants to sell!

Guest101

Hutch100uk wrote: »

Sorry I have no idea - I thought it would. I'm more worried about needing a reference if I do have to rent another property. I know reference and credit checks are very thorough now.

Ok, it doesn't affect your credit file


Credit checks are not thorough at all.


References mean very little to most landlords.


I'm not sure where you have got these ideas from, but I suggest you tell that person to educate themselves.

Pixie5740

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

The landlord may already have permission to conduct viewings, albeit with prior notice.

A possession order is usually accompanied by an order for costs. If this isn't paid promptly a CCJ may be registered against the tenant, which obviously will impact her credit rating.

Not paying the costs could result in a CCJ. The eviction order itself would not be recorded anywhere on the OP's credit files.

Since the OP is planning on finding somewhere else to live and serving his/her own notice it's moot anyway.

Guest101

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

The landlord may already have permission to conduct viewings, albeit with prior notice.

A possession order is usually accompanied by an order for costs. If this isn't paid promptly a CCJ may be registered against the tenant, which obviously will impact her credit rating.

And after that bailiffs MAY come and seize their car. That MAY result in the OP losing their job. Which MAY lead to being homeless. This MAY lead to mental health issues. The OP MAY seek to cope using illegal drugs. The police MAY catch him. He MAY be charged and MAY be sent to prison.


Being evicted leads to prison......

HappyMJ

Hutch100uk wrote: »

Sorry I have no idea - I thought it would. I'm more worried about needing a reference if I do have to rent another property. I know reference and credit checks are very thorough now.

Landlord references carry little weight so don't worry about appeasing the landlord to get a good reference.

If they're selling up they will no longer be a landlord and you won't be able to get a reference anyway so don't worry about it.

Hutch100uk

Guest101 wrote: »

Ok, it doesn't affect your credit file


Credit checks are not thorough at all.


References mean very little to most landlords.


I'm not sure where you have got these ideas from, but I suggest you tell that person to educate themselves.

I can only go by what we had to do to get the house we are in. We HAD to have previous landlord reference. We needed references from our jobs and had major issues when my partner was in a fixed term contract.

Hutch100uk

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

The landlord may already have permission to conduct viewings, albeit with prior notice.

A possession order is usually accompanied by an order for costs. If this isn't paid promptly a CCJ may be registered against the tenant, which obviously will impact her credit rating.

I think I was pretty clear in that I'm not waiting to be evicted. I simply don't want photos of my stuff taken. I will be voluntarily moving out as soon as possible.

Guest101

Hutch100uk wrote: »

I can only go by what we had to do to get the house we are in. We HAD to have previous landlord reference. We needed references from our jobs and had major issues when my partner was in a fixed term contract.

Well since there's no law compelling anyone to ever give a reference how can you guarantee one? It's a complete falsehood.


An experienced and good landlord (which is what you want) will know that references mean nothing. Often the LL meets the tenants once, maybe. Proof of rent payment is easily shown from a bank statement. Similarly proof of income. Anything else is totally subjective.


A quick education on employment law will show that it's not relevant that someone is on fixed term contract or not. Anyone can be sacked with less than two years service. After two years everyone gets employment right.


there's no such thing as a permanent contract, just an on-going one.

Hutch100uk

Guest101 wrote: »

Well since there's no law compelling anyone to ever give a reference how can you guarantee one? It's a complete falsehood.


An experienced and good landlord (which is what you want) will know that references mean nothing. Often the LL meets the tenants once, maybe. Proof of rent payment is easily shown from a bank statement. Similarly proof of income. Anything else is totally subjective.


A quick education on employment law will show that it's not relevant that someone is on fixed term contract or not. Anyone can be sacked with less than two years service. After two years everyone gets employment right.


there's no such thing as a permanent contract, just an on-going one.

Well those were the requirements stated by the agent! I suppose they have to justify their massive fees somehow.....

Miss_Samantha

References mean a lot to landlords.

HappyMJ

Hutch100uk wrote: »

Well those were the requirements stated by the agent! I suppose they have to justify their massive fees somehow.....

What would you do if your landlord did not provide a reference?

I am a landlord myself and I do not provide references.

As Guest101 has stated a landlord may never actually meet the tenant. I've never met mine and I've never met the landlord of the property that I'm renting. The money comes in every month and I get a tradesperson in to make good any repairs required and to do the gas safety check every year. What would I say? There's nothing to say that they cannot prove themselves.