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sitting tenant wanting to buy off landlord

noseymum · 2008-03-01 22:38:39

I have been renting my house since 1990 and have been told that I am a "sitting tenant". My landlord has recently passed away and his family, who have inherited the house,have kindly given me first refusal to buy it. They have not mentioned any figures and have asked me instead to get quotes from 3 local estate agents to…

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Annabee Posts: 653 Forumite

15 May 2008 at 2:04PM

I think the landlord's son is lying to you.

How could someone have made an offer? Nobody's viewed it, have they? (Sorry if I misread this, but as you live there you must know if anyone's viewed).

If anyone HAS made an offer, they will probably withdraw it when they find out about the sitting tenant, (you).

Just sit tight and don't let them mess you around!

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