Rental property - landlord wants to take photos to sell it...

pinklady21

AdrianC wrote: »

There are no fixed-period leases, so there is no end date on leases, remember?


I read at as if he's planning on starting the marketing within 3mo of the tenant moving out - and within 6mo of the tenant moving in, there's only 28 days needed.

My understanding of how it works, is that the landlord has to commence marketing within three months of the tenant moving out.
If the landlord fails to do this then the tenant can apply to the FTT for compensation from the landlord for getting them out under false pretences!

Correct the new Scottish PRT lease has no end date or minimum period.

The minimum notice period required to be given by the landlord varies depending on how long the tenant has been in residence.
Less than 6 months, minimum of 28 days notice, 6 months or more, then 84 days notice.
At this point, if the tenant remains in the property, the landlord must apply to the FTT to gain possession - a process which takes around 4 months.

The tenant must give at least 28 days notice to quit.
There is of course nothing to prevent the tenant giving longer notice than that.

In our case, we could decide to give notice immediately ending early 2019, as we only wish to be in the property for a few months anyway.
If our landlord decides to try and put us out, then it will be at least that length of time before he can do so.
The issue is that he wants full rent while we have to suffer the inconvenience of our home being on the market. Why should we, if he won't make it worth our while?
But all in all, rather a sad situation, caused by the L/L failing to think it through properly.

pinklady21

theartfullodger wrote: »

Bet he's fiddling something else: Registered landlord? Declaring all rent to taxman?

Thanks to The Leases Act 1449
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aosp/1449/6/contents
... that landlord sells the place does not end tenancy nor require tenant to leave.

Tell him you want between 50 & 100% off rent to permit any future visits to do with sale.. - surveys, valuations, viewings... If he refuses, tell him it's just gone up to 100-150% of rent, per month.

NB Note the perv*rted MSE censorship of good old decent of Scots words...

Or Scots Wurds, even!