Tenants won't leave property we're buying..

Skiddaw1

michelle09 said:

RatInACage said:

michelle09 said:

We bought our first house from a divorcing couple, slightly nervous but fully believed that EA who told us the husband would definitely move out and into rented (the wife already had). The husband was still there and not packed after completion...I wouldn't buy from a divorcing couple again.

I really need to know the end of this story.

Now it's funny. Back then it really was not. So we got there and the key didn't work. We phoned the EA, who then phoned the wife, who phoned her ex.

He turned up not long after as he 'didn't realise he had to leave' and 'well you're not moving in until next week anyway'.

He managed to get a van, ran around for an hour grabbing everything he wanted and told us to keep the rest. We made him sign a piece of paper stating that he relinquished ownership of them and we knew we'd need a waste removal company anyway (there was a green mattress and toilet in the back garden for starters).

About an hour later he phoned up and told us he hadn't got his money and started yelling abuse. Said we had stolen from him and he should never have left the house.

We told him to phone his solicitors as everyone else agreed that it had completed. We never heard from him again.

The following day we had a phone call from the EA. It turned out that he a) thought money would go straight to him and not lawyers, and b) that they were selling a shared ownership home on the open market. He thought he paid the housing association the 75% based on his purchase price of £120k and not the sale price of £440k. So he was expecting £150k and we think that after mortgage and outstanding charges that he got about £20k - assuming a 50:50 split with his ex.

We were told he spent all day in the EA's office screaming at everyone available.

Oh my word!! That's a story and a half and no mistake....

lookstraightahead

Just shows why not to buy from a divorcing situation. Heads all over the place - I've sold following a divorce, you don't really think straight.

nimbo

I appreciate it can be expensive  but you can rent an air B and B for a month etc at a time. It would save you signing up for 6 months contract. And sadly atm renting is not an easy thing to do. (If by some miracle they give you some idea of a date that is soon). 

Agents are super pushy and when I’ve refused to view things with tenants get super arsey with me. It really annoys me that they haven’t advertised the fact the property is still tenanted. 

I hope they find somewhere and move out ASAP and that you get the house. 

If not you may find something even better. Xx

Owleyes00

Any sign of movement OP?

Tatters26

Owleyes00 said:

Any sign of movement OP?

Nothing. Estate agent is getting annoyed every time we ask too, but feels silly sat here on our hands. Apparetnly they're looking so fingers crossed something happens for them. This isn't ideal for anyone involved.

Thrugelmir

Tatters26 said:

Owleyes00 said:

Any sign of movement OP?

Nothing. Estate agent is getting annoyed every time we ask too, but feels silly sat here on our hands. Apparetnly they're looking so fingers crossed something happens for them. This isn't ideal for anyone involved.

Are you continuing to look for alternative properties? 

Owleyes00

Tatters26 said:

Owleyes00 said:

Any sign of movement OP?

Nothing. Estate agent is getting annoyed every time we ask too, but feels silly sat here on our hands. Apparetnly they're looking so fingers crossed something happens for them. This isn't ideal for anyone involved.

Has the S21 expired and if so has the landlord started proceedings to apply for court for possession. There is something like a 20 page form that has to be filled out and you would have hoped they had it filled out and ready to send off immediately…

Tatters26

Thrugelmir said:

Are you continuing to look for alternative properties? 

Yeah but we have the fallback of a relative we can go to but not ideal. I'm loathed to do much before we know exactly how things go with the S21 and court possession, we still have a couple of weeks afterwards. I think I may have got my dates wrong too in an earlier post, its September 28th it they were told to move out, not this week. I'm all over the place with work and dates! 

Exodi

I really think you should be focusing all of your energy on looking at other properties.

[Deleted User]

Hey, I can relate to your situation.

Mine is very similar. I sold my house back in June and made an offer on another property a few weeks later (advertised as chain free). 

I later found out that tenants were living there, and had been made aware of the sale and need to vacate. Strangely enough, no one could tell us when! Surely they’d been served notice, and surely there was a date of expectant vacation (even if they don’t leave by then!) but it’s been 3 months and we’re still waiting! 

We’re not quite ready due to our buyers (different story) and sadly this just means the agency is able to fob us off every week because we’re not ready anyway! It’s very frustrating. 

Since June, we haven’t seen one property go up for sale that we’d consider buying. It’s slim pickings and competition is rife, so backing out to go look elsewhere doesn’t seem an option either.

Very keen to hear how your situation turns out! Fingers crossed for you!