My mother has been living in a rented retirement flat for the past year, and she’s been very happy there. However, she’s been served a section 21 notice on her tenancy. She has 2 months to leave. The owners are selling the flat. She sold her home after moving in, so can afford to buy this or another flat.
HOWEVER, there are currently no other retirement flats in her price range in the area she wants to live, and someone else is interested in the flat she’s currently occupying who has already bid over the asking price, so there’s the very real possibility of a bidding war (which she will be unlikely to win).
At the moment, me and my sibling are scouring the internet for other flats to rent or buy, as well as negotiating on the flat she’s currently in, with little success so far.
The other problem is that even if she bought her present flat or another one, the sale would be unlikely to be completed before she had to move out, and it’s not at all certain a short-term tenancy could be arranged to tide her over.
Is there an idea we’re missing? A possible short- or long-term solution we haven’t considered?
Thanks for any suggestions.