My landlord is selling our house

macman

justworriedabit said:

Edenbridge said:

justworriedabit said:

Poster_586329 said:

If he wants you out through the courts, though, it will probably take him a year!   

Only if the LL and the eviction specialist is totally incompetent. I've seen evictions almost within 3 months that is of course they had the proper agreements initially and then a rolling agreement.  I've also seen a determined LL chase via courts the t's for the missed rent, relevant costs and repairs and this LL even took out bankruptcy proceedings against one.

Re lack of gas safety cert -  if you are a LL, use a letting agent so  middle party has unbiased evidence that you tried but could not get access/etc and if you are a T, as soon as LL fails gas cert report them to the council for help/advice they will sort them out.

Looking at this scenario to me I am pretty confident the new LL will serv a  no fault eviction notice ie 21.  My sibling bought a property with a sitting T who had been there for a few years paid rent on time/etc and was nice as pie. As soon as my sibling go the property and tried to get them to sign a new contract, the T refused and then started claiming there was not enough heating etc - sbiling has it checked out at cost and it was well above the rquired levels - then claimed damp but it was condensation by drying clothes in a small room not turning on heating or open a windpw - get the T evicted on a section 21 I think you call ie the one mentioned above and T was not happy and was taken to court and within three months from the point of sec 21 the T was out - a lick of paint, good clean, new flooring all round, new hob, sink cost about 2k my sibling was able to rent it out for about 4k more per year and has grea T's that sign a new yearly contract every year. My sibling uses a fully managed letting route as do everyone I know.

So if you are a T or a LL, try and go via a letting agent and usually you get better results for BOTH SIDES

  A few points to consider:-

From the information provided by the OP it is highly likely that any Section 21 would be invalid.
The notice period required by landlords to give notice of repossession has currently been extended to a period of 6 months as per The Coronovirus Act 2020.
Courts are currently hearing few,if any cases.Once the Courts fully reopen the backlog of cases is likely to take months and months to clear.......I suspect a year from issuing a valid S21 to eviction is a very conservative estimate!

Silly me, forgot re Covid, thanks. In my post I was referring to pre Coivd. Thanks
Yes, Covid, quite a few LL's are in desperate trouble as they are getting no rent, property trashed and the LL still has to carry out the repairs and it may go on for months. This in turn may mean the LL not only losing the rental/s but the roof over their/family's heads. All thanks to this Government.
You can have a good T but circumstances with the LL's can change it is their property, their money and the T may not be happy but they have to do what they need to do.
We are planning on buying 2 rentals but looking into HMO in a nice location near a station/tube as we want high returns, working professional and hope this situation where LL's can't kick out those that don't pay rent, sublet, trash a property is soon over.

You've never been able  to 'kick out' (i.e illegally evict) a tenant in such circumstances. You can gain possession via the same routes that have existed for years, it's just that the current court logjam makes this an extended process.
It it the LL's property, but it is also the tenant's home, which you seem to ignore.

moneysavinghero

caprikid1 said:

"The tenant/s may also be in a desperate situation. Letting will always have a risk associated to it, as do all investments."
I agree that all business is a risk but normally you work those risks within the regulatory framework you offer, with Landlords though it was thrown out the Window for Covid, Landlords were expected to home the nation for free whilst other business's got loans and assistance. It is very much a business but not in the government's eyes !

Don't recall anything about having to house people rent free. Just had to give a bit more notice to evict (during which LL would receive full rent).

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moneysavinghero said:

caprikid1 said:

"The tenant/s may also be in a desperate situation. Letting will always have a risk associated to it, as do all investments."
I agree that all business is a risk but normally you work those risks within the regulatory framework you offer, with Landlords though it was thrown out the Window for Covid, Landlords were expected to home the nation for free whilst other business's got loans and assistance. It is very much a business but not in the government's eyes !

Don't recall anything about having to house people rent free. Just had to give a bit more notice to evict (during which LL would receive full rent).

The extended notice period applied also to those in rent arrears, did it not? Landlords are the heros of the pandemic.

macman

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moneysavinghero said:

caprikid1 said:

"The tenant/s may also be in a desperate situation. Letting will always have a risk associated to it, as do all investments."
I agree that all business is a risk but normally you work those risks within the regulatory framework you offer, with Landlords though it was thrown out the Window for Covid, Landlords were expected to home the nation for free whilst other business's got loans and assistance. It is very much a business but not in the government's eyes !

Don't recall anything about having to house people rent free. Just had to give a bit more notice to evict (during which LL would receive full rent).

The extended notice period applied also to those in rent arrears, did it not? Landlords are the heros of the pandemic.

Once arrears reach 6m, the notice period is reduced to 4 weeks from 6m.