Landlord selling up

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danyalaziz wrote: »

Moving twice in 4 months is what we're dreading. The whole process is tough as it is, but twice will be draining.

Not ideal, but sometimes in life you just have to make choices based on your options, not your desires. In one recent year I had eight different addresses due to a variety of situations... my stuff had four different addresses ... and the start/end points were 200 miles apart.

I lived.

diggingdude

Make sure you are present at all viewings, then point out to all those being shown round that the landlord will have to go to court to get you out. That will put off some. Or.....just move and save yourself alot of hassle. Maybe even find something available say late July/August and suggest to current landlord they release you from current contract penalty free to assist sale?

Landlord has a right to sell. If you are planning on being awkward for them its often best not to communicate with them until the last minute as otherwise they will get far more organised than you are

HampshireH

From your landlords point of view. Why should he wait for you to move out and incur rental loss before advertising the place for sale.

You can't have your cake and eat it. You dont want another years tenancy but you want to stay as long as you like.

Perhaps he got wind you were buying

He may have wanted the security of a tenancy but without it its in his best interest to sell.

System

@hampshireh Nobody is asking the landlord to wait till we move out. All I asked was for him to delay putting the property up for sale till November time which will allow enough time for the whole process to go through and hopefully our new place to be ready.

How about we just move out now and then he loses 6 months rental income? Doesn!!!8217;t make sense does it.

We only started the buying process because he told us he!!!8217;s selling.

Silvertabby

As the house is marketed for sale with tenants, it may well be bought by another BTL'er - who could be willing to extend your contract for, say 6 months.

If I were buying a house to live in, I wouldn't touch a tenented one with a barge pole.

need_an_answer

danyalaziz wrote: »

How about we just move out now and then he loses 6 months rental income? Doesn!!!8217;t make sense does it.

We only started the buying process because he told us he!!!8217;s selling.

to be fair their are 2 sides here and as a LL who wishes to sell,the quickest and easiest way is with vacant possession.

There are very few purchasers who will proceed very far down the buying process when they wish to live in the property if a tenant lives there.

They simply want to avoid the scenario that you now find yourself in,wanting to stay until your purchase is complete.

With hindsight it could have all been done with a little more sensitivity on both sides but I think if you are looking for a compromise now its going to be very difficult to find.


My feeling is that your LL wont be looking to extend your tenancy agreement beyond its expiry in September and at this point you have 2 choices

TO move out at the end or to stay and await eviction.

both will be costly probably to both you and the LL and ultimately the property will be sold,you just need to consider taking the path of least resistance and stress for you and your family.

now is not the time to employ principles and the attitude of being up for a confrontation
Don't contest it I'm sure the fees that you could face as a result of staying put would be better spent on something for your new property rather than "proving a point"

HampshireH

Thats not how your original post read.

Also you say in your original post your new place wont be ready till January 2019.

You also say your tenancy is valid until september with no break clause, so you can move out now but you will have to pay the rent and bills until the tenancy ends so he wont miss out financially.

You would end up paying 2 lots of bills.