It's rented. Our insurance company pays the rent and it seems that the work that needs to be done will be more extensive than first thought. We all thought we would need the house for 8 months. The rent was advertised at £2600 a month, but because we only wanted a let of less than a year the landlady said we could have it for £2800. And she wants £56 a month for a gardener fortnightly who has yet to show up, but that's another issue.) So she's getting £2856.
So, we took the house in November, for 8 months through Letting Agent M. And then realised it's ALSO up for sale with Estate Agent H. So we said that before we signed the contract we wanted the tenancy agreement altering so that we are willing to show buyers round for the last 2 months of the tenancy (standard) but only on a Monday (not standard but that's what works for us.) Landlady agreed, but dithered a bit before she signed the tenancy, despite taking a huge deposit. The letting agency said privately that she does their head in.
And then on Sunday a woman turned up having seen the house advertised via estate agent H, and wanted to view. No appointment, nothing, so my mum, who was here whilst we were out, feeding the dogs, said no, go through the agent. Then the same woman came back at 7pm and tried to get my husband to let her view - very pushy, "don't worry if you haven't tidied up" etc. He declined. She said she would be putting in a "cheeky offer" anyway.
Our insurer has indicated that we won't be back in our house until mid October earliest and suggested we extend the tenancy until the end of Nov. Fine. We are ok with this and today I contacted the letting agent to let them know and ask if they would speak to the LL and draw up the paperwork. I also mentioned the woman trying to view and they took a dim view of it and said they were trying to get the LL to sign up till November and that be that. I've called a few times to try and find out what's happening and one of the other office staff let slip (I think) that the LL is disappointed that we wont allow more viewings, every day rather than Mondays. I said that's what we agreed to in the tenancy agreement, and we needed to know whether she was going to sell (in which case we would give her notice and find something else) or carry on renting to us! She can't have it all ways surely??
In our Tenancy Agreement it says we only have to allow viewers in the last 2 months of the tenancy but then there's a codicil saying "only on a monday"so I don't know if that means ANY Monday or just the last two months' Mondays.
Anyway, I think she should decide if she's selling, or take it off the ,arket until September. Shit, or get off the pot, as they say! AIBU?
(of you are still with me, well done. Here's a virtual Prosecco.)