Annoyed that my landlord wants to sell at Christmas

[VitriolicMuse]

We got served our section 21 eviction notice last week (totally out of the blue, we were settled and happy) and the house is going on the market in December (who does that?!). They've kindly said we can stay in the house until it sells, but AIBU to be really annoyed they can't hang on until after Christmas and allow us to enjoy the time in peace with our young family ( 7 and 18 months) now we'll probably have to put up with strangers wandering around opening cupboards etc with presents in. I don't even feel like decorating to be honest. I know they want to sell and we're just renting but I just feel like they should have been a bit more compassionate.

If they aren't professional landlords they should sell up

They are.

Your notion is ridiculous. You can't always have control over what happens in your life. There may be good reasons for landlord selling quickly. Not all landlords are sitting at home trying to think up the next hideous thing they can do to annoy their tenants.

Our landlord is selling up. His wife has left him for someone else. They are divorcing. She's insisting on the realisation of the assets rather than a longer term arrangement. I really don't think planning anything other than keeping a massive amount of money around in cash for when your partner decides to fuck about with your financial security is a paractical option for everyone. I don't know the ins and outs but because of her infidelity he is selling both his rentals.
Also i used to own. I bought on 20th December.

It may not be relevant in this situation, but with being 'reasonable' about viewings....The thing is that when you rent a home you have the right to use and occupy it as an owner would while you are there. You don't set the rent based on the idea that strangers can come and traipse round, inconveniencing you for someone else's possible financial gain. I tend to think that as a landlord, you either want the benefit of selling your asset, or you want the benefit of someone paying you full rent to occupy it as their home. You can't expect both. I have been a tenant in that situation and I did decide to allow viewings, but I don't think it is unreasonable not to.