To ask how to make rental flat less likely to sell?

[RainingPasta]

My son and his girlfriend have been renting a nice flat for the past couple of years but the LL now wants to sell it. They haven’t officially been given notice yet so it looks like the agent will be conducting viewings while they still live there.

They will still keep it clean and tidy but they are wondering if there is anything else they could do to make it less appealing. I suggested removing all their homely touches like cushions, rugs and pictures so it looks cold and bare but I’m not sure if that is a good idea?

Any suggestions would be appreciated. They want to delay the sale and might even be able to buy it themselves if it goes down enough in price.

You dont know why the Landlord needs to sell though.

Do you have to live in zone 4, would you consider moving out to a suburb?

Agreed. My and his GF have made their flat so cosy and inviting and they wouldnt feel right about making it dirty or messy now for the viewers

You sound selfish!

No, it shouldn't. But it's not up to one individual to solve another family's housing problems.
While I understand why you would, what you are asking, and what @Saddaughter999 is suggesting, is disgraceful.

Thanks. You sound lovely

WHAAA? >>???

I think you have all the landlords commenting on here.

This is a spiteful move to make and considerably entitled given there may be circumstances affecting the LL you are not aware of. Whilst I understand that renting leaves people more vulnerable than those who own, people like you give tenants a bad name. The LL is entitled to sell and that is part of the risk you take as a renter. I know not all LLs are decent, and neither are all tenants, but this behaviour is why less and less rental properties are being made available. The level of entitlement amongst people nowadays is unreal.

And no, I’m not a LL - I rent.

😀 I was wondering that, as they seem so over invested and vitriolic about the issue.

How on earth do I give tenants a bad name, that’s so ridiculous.

Maybe. Or maybe it's just fair minded people posting.
Why does a person's right to want to have two kids and live in zone 4 of the UK's most expensive city trump an individual's right to do what they want with their property (so long as they've conducted the tenancy properly)? Hypothetical at this stage but the point stands.

Couldn't agree more.

Ah ok, it's a rage bait thread clearly.

Yep! ^

What a pointless thing to do. It will sell
eventually and your son and his partner will have expended the energy they could have put into finding somewhere else to live into fruitless sabotage

Totally agree and I'm not a landlord either and am a tenant. It's part and parcel of renting - there may come occasions when you have to move. I had to in February because my landlord's granddaughter moved to the area and had a baby and needed somewhere to live. He gave me six months to be fair and was really sweet, but I found somewhere and moved within three weeks. Good landlord and tenant relationships work both ways and if the OP's son and his girlfriend go out of their way to be difficult then they aren't going to get good references for the next time they want to rent. Plus they have no clue why the landlord wants to sell - for all they know it's because he needs to pay for surgery or something equally serious and life-changing. Entitlement off the scale...

They could buy a load of damp tramps and a dehumidifier and make them very obvious.

😆

That would be cuntish behaviour OP.

Not something anyone should encourage.

It won't work

And you've a nerve even asking

What is fair about people having multiple properties when a lot of people can’t even afford one.

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