To ask my landlord if she is thinking of selling?

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I currently rent privately, we have a 2 year lease that will end in August 2025, with a 12 month break clause this August.

I got a letter from a local agent through my door.

It was addressed ‘dear neighbours’. It said that they had noticed the property was for sale and asked if we needed help looking for our next property.

The landlord has not notified me that it was for sale, and it is not on rightmove. Do you think this was a mistake? Should I ask her? Obviously it is her choice to sell, but I would like as much notice as possible to make my own plans.

Can’t see why you wouldn’t ask her to be honest?

Just ask. Explain the letter and say you'd like to make plans if the house will no longer be available to rent.

I would ask, but also consider that it could be an advertising gimmick by the agents.

I'd ask. You need to know so you can start looking if necessary without panicking.

We get those all the time, just put it in the recycle bin
sounds like a marketing ploy…. L

We get random marketing letters from estate agents all the time. No harm in asking but almost certainly nothing in it especially as there's nothing on Rightmove and nobody asked for access for photos / floorplan / energy efficiency checks.

Not unreasonable at all, I would ask too!

Thank you for your responses, although I did consider it could be a gimmick, I will ask just in case!

Absolutely do. I'm private rent but was really interested in buying somewhere within my budget, let initially, unfortunately it's been let but I'm still going to contact landperson and say if they want to sell, I'm up for it!

Good luck :)

Agents always send guff like this through my door, alleging they've just sold somewhere locally, and asking us to sell as they have a buyer...can you check online if there is any reference to it being on sale? I don't see how an agent would know it was if it wasn't on the market so publicly showing as such, unless they were already instructed.
I'd still mention it to your landlord. If they are it's out of order to keep you in the dark.

Just look on Rightmove or zoopla?

Could you ask your neighbours if they got the same leaflet through?

It will just be a flyer with agents just trying it on. I get them here all the time and just bin them.

If your contract runs until at least August 2025 then they can't issue you notice either.

I get these all the time - and my house is owned by a HA 😂😂

Certainly a gimmick and trying it on but in your case I'd ask because it's privately owned.

If it’s a leaflet it’s almost certainly just a marketing thing. But ask your landlord incase if you’re concerned. I thought your post was going to say you were interested in buying the property you’re living in and should you ask landlord if they’d sell! I’m half tempted to do that as I love the flat I’m living in right now, but I need a garden, so I won’t.

I used to get those letters in my mailbox all the time (at one point, I had 19 - yes 19 - in 2 weeks) when I lived in a flat in a desirable area. They're unsolicited from estate agents, possibly who have someone looking for a flat on that specific development. Don't sweat it.

We get these constantly… marketing ploy.

check rightmove/zoopla ?

Just ring the agent. And ask.

Once had a landlord and asked if he was planning to sell, because suddenly he was renovating everything. He said no. He was, he just lied about it.

Surely your first port of call would be your landlord?

99,9% marketing trick. I got 8 or 9 letters last month and my landlord is not selling.

It's definitely a marketing thing. Noone is selling and the house not on rightmove!