My Landlord Wants To Sell The Property I’m Renting

Are you in a situation where you need to get the fuck out of your home because your landlord wants to sell up while you’re still in the middle of a tenancy agreement? Yeah, it happens.

I imagine it can be extremely frustrating for any tenant put into that situation. There are two ways the tenant can play it. Either kick up a fuss and refuse to leave the premises, or just roll with the punches and gracefully slide out the door.

Legally, you, the tenant, doesn’t actually have to vacate.

• Your tenancy isn’t unaffected. You can remain in the property until the tenancy ends.
• You don’t have to allow access for viewings.
• If you feel like leaving early, you could surrender the tenancy in exchange for a cash settlement.

So by all means, you do have rights in this situation. You could make life extremely difficult for the landlord.

Issue to take into consideration

As a tenant, before deciding to be a stubborn mule, take into consideration the facts. If your landlord gave you notice and asked nicely, then there’s no real reason to be stubborn. Granted, it would entail extra effort and unwanted hassle of moving out and finding a new place to stay on your behalf. However, renting is always temporary anyways, so you would have had to cross that path at some stage. There’s no point being a pain in the ass just for the sake of it. Only stand your ground if there’s reason to.

Moreover, it might be worthwhile finding out WHY the landlord is selling. Is the landlord having financial difficulties? In that case, would you really want to make life even more difficult for him/her? I guarantee the stress of having to sell to kill debt is a lot greater than having to find a new place to rent.

I base those thoughts of consideration based on the decency of the landlord. If the landlord is a complete pompous ass, and always has been, then I would happily make things extremely difficult for the landlord, and demand a dollop of personal financial gain for persuasion.

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donna wrote this on 2010-01-22 22:55:28 What do you do when you find out on a estate agents website that your landlord is selling the house you are in..
Also the rest of the land in plots..one of the other tennants asked our landlord what was happening and he replied it is none of your business.... noone has recieved any letters or communication from this person..he moved us from one house to a larger house because i had a new baby and required more space..our contract has never been signed,,feel very let down. 1

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