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Ask landlord to sell us the house

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WasherWoman25 · 25/05/2025 17:45

Has anyone done this? Pro’s / Con’s etc? How did it all work out?

Landlords - would you consider it?

Roughly how much would you expect to save in fees etc on a c £250k house?

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WasherWoman25 · 25/05/2025 18:00

When I say, saving - I meant the LL as to how much we could potentially negotiate with.

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RandomUsernameHere · 25/05/2025 18:00

Definitely worth asking. The benefits to the landlord are no estate agent fees and not having to find another tenant if you move. Also there would be no period where the house is unoccupied so no loss of rent. You would save on removal fees.

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 25/05/2025 17:59

As others have said, you won’t save anything on fees as you’re buying not selling.

estate agents are about 2% so say £4k max, and they may or may not pass that onto you.

Overthebow · 25/05/2025 17:58

I don’t think you’d save anything. The landlord might save a few thousand in fees if they want to sell.

Icanttakethisanymore · 25/05/2025 17:57

We are a LL and currently thinking about selling the property. The issue is (from your perspective) is that unless you offer a really strong price, there’s not much motivation for the LL to do it. I think you could factor in 1% agents fee and 6 months no rent while they marketed into your price but it’s got to be more that the LL would expect to receive after those things to be compelling .

Topseyt123 · 25/05/2025 17:56

Has the landlord indicated that they are considering selling?

Nothing to stop you making an offer if you are in a position to do so. You'd still have to pay for your own solicitor and maybe stamp duty etc. The landlord would save on estate agent fees.

mondaytosunday · 25/05/2025 17:52

Not sure you would save anything on fees. You would still need to use a solicitor. Up to you if you think you need a surveyor if you’ve been living there but that is about £600. The landlord would save on estate agent fees but that’s generally around 1% plus VAT so not that much, and it’s arguable really whether they’d pass any of that on to you as an agent may have gotten a higher sales price.