To not allow viewings over the school holidays.

[bettycat81]

Last September my landlord informed me that they wanted to sell my home. I can no longer afford local rents (current rent is below this) and cannot move further away as I don't drive so wouldn't be able to get to work to pay for that rent either. I am waiting for an eviction notice and to be made homeless.

My landlord needs to sell because their mortgage has increased and they have other financial struggles too.

The house has been on the market for 5/6 months. So there has been a constant dread of unknown people coming into my home, waiting for an eviction notice, not knowing where/when i'll be moving etc. Until recently there had only been two viewings but the price has recently been reduced and so there is more interest.

The estate agents have messed me about on few occasions cancelling appointments without telling me (unnecessary cleaning/tidying leaving the property) and yesterday changed the time without telling me and walked in just as I had got home from work.

On top of that the past few weeks at work have been stressful with consultations for a restructure.

I work in a school and so would like to really relax over the Easter holidays. WIBU to say no viewings during this time? I feel for my landlord but my mental health is starting to suffer.

You seem to suggest she shouldn't piss off her landlord.

This is what you said

Which will properly piss off the landlord who does not have to agree to this, particularly if their mortgage has shot up

So what if she pisses off her landlord by just doing what she is legally allowed to do.

Personally if this had happened to me when a tenant I wouldn't have accommodated ANY viewings, school holidays or otherwise.

Having strangers traipse around your home is invasive and completely unnecessary when there's no material benefit to yourself.

They can let people look round once you've moved out. Their void period is not your concern.

Why? Why would she do this? She is paying below market rent in a home she has lived for 12 years. It is in her interest to carry on living there as long as possible. Why would she rush to go into B and B or live miles away.

She should carry on living there, pay her rent, allow viewings ONLY when convenient to her (so not over Easter) and sit to wait to be served with eviction proceedings so she can live there for as long as possible or as long as she wants to. If she finds somewhere suitable in the meantime great but if not it is not an advantage to her to be chucked out earlier. Indeed it sounds like the landlord wants the rent for as long as possible otherwise he would serve notice and get the property to sell it without a tenant in there.

No. That's not how it works AT ALL. Tenants have rights, quite rightly.

Why would she do this? Because some councils just don't have the accommodation, how do you not understand this?

Of course I know this. You seem to have misunderstood the whole point of my post which is why would she want to be evicted earlier. Her best chance of finding somewhere herself is to stay there longer and let the eviction be as late as possible if it comes to that. So my question to why would she do this is why would she ask for an eviction notice now.

It doesn't sounds like she can afford anywhere herself. The council will only house her once she's been evicted so she's best off getting that moving as quickly as possible.

Not really if likely to be in a b and b. She is best off staying put as long as possible in a home she has had for 12 years paying rent she can afford.

To be fair a year or two ago Mumsnet was full of bad advice for tenants. It’s taken a stream of people correcting them to finally change that tide.

It's blatantly obvious that far too many of them become landlords and still believe they can behave like that.

It’s possible that if she refuses viewings, the landlord may decide to issue the S21 sooner rather than later, because they need to sell. Or they might be sympathetic and not do this. It may simply depend on how long they can cover the shortfall between the OP’s rent and the mortgage payments.

I have friends whose mortgage payments on their home have increased by £500/month since refinancing last year. 🤷

Yanbu. Its only two weeks and you have the right to quiet enjoyment. Also, the sooner they evict you the sooner you will be housed and it will all be over. If you have such a good relationship why don't they evict you now rather than using you to fill in some of their financial hole whilst they wait to find a buyer for their foolish investment.

I have been in your situation and it is unbelievably stressful, it dragged on for bloody ages and wrecked our mental health. Your landlord does not have the continuous threat of homelessness hanging over their heads.

@trippily I agree, the landlord is causing the OP more stress by not issuing the S21. It’s a mess.