Landlord selling my rented house to his friend and I think they're going to move refugees into it.

[Mammabear8120]

Is this legal? My landlord has suddenly decided to sell the house I've rented for 6 years to his friend. It was meant to be sold as an investment property with me as a sitting tenant. I had one couple view the property - and was told I had to be out by 20th May as he's selling it to his friend who came to view it. They've told me that the buyer is moving from down south to the north and wants to live in it himself. When he viewed it he walked through it like it was beneath him, barely looked at anything than a quick cursory glance across the rooms and didn't even go in the garden, look at the garden, didn't look or go in any of the bathrooms and just stuck his head in the 3 bedrooms. The buyer has lied to my landlord saying I'm running a business from ghe house which I've not been doing (just because I had a high chair in the kitchen which is for my granddaughter). He's booked a surveyor 2x to do a survey and the first time it was cancelled due to the surveyor having car trouble and the 2nd time the buyer cancelled it. The letting agency know nothing about what is happening and its been 2 weeks without hearing anything. I've no where to go and no money to even move. I've got on to the council but there's literally nothing to rent at all. My boss has slashed my hours at work so I'm going to be on half the hours I was on which means no private landlord will rent to me and I don't have a guarantor. I think the buyer wants me to move out so he can house refugees and have heard of people doing this recently in the UK. If I'm turfed out for refugees to then live innthe house where would I stand legally? I'm a full British citizen and have paid my full rent on time for 6 years, kept the house nice and improved on it with minor things. Can anyone advise me?

So long as they follow the correct steps to evict you then I don’t think you can do anything. The landlord has the right to rent the property to who ever they want. Also once the property is sold then the previous owner/landlord wouldn’t have a say in if was rented or used for the buyer to live in. Not sure what sort of recourse you think there could be?

A landlord has the right to sell their property for any reason they choose and can ask a tenant to leave as long as they’re at the end of the contracted term

Contact Shelter. Focus on the facts though. The refugee thing is a complete red herring.

I don't understand the mention of refugees?

Landlord can sell with correct notice to you. New owner can do what he or she wants with their new house....

It's shit for you but it's his property.

Honestly I can get why you a stressed. But why are you jumping to the conclusion it's for refugees. They'll just be selling it and he'll probs rent it out or something else as he'll get more more money for it. It'll all be about making money. Bugger all to do with refugees. Honestly it's like people just want to blame others!

Your landlord has to follow the correct procedure to evict you.

Your citizenship and racist attitude have little to do with the matter.

Contact shelter.

Are you in England? Have you been given notice to quit in writing? It should be 2 months notice, if they have done this then there is nothing you can do - they can end a tenancy for any reason if they follow due process. They can then re-let to whoever they like.

If the house is sold with you as a sitting tenant then the new landlord will have to give you notice to quit, but they can't do that if they aren't actually your landlord yet. It's not clear from your post who has said what and how they have done it.

@Hala9

I don't understand the mention of refugees?

Landlord can sell with correct notice to you. New owner can do what he or she wants with their new house....

The same way the OP points out they are a full British citizen.

No relevance beyond the OP thinking they are better that people not from the uk

Sadly as long as they follow the correct legal procedure they can evict you.

The behaviour and morals of landlords in this country is shocking. You shouldn't be able to kick someone out of their home without very very good cause.
I'm in a similar position to you. Zero chance of getting another private rental because I live in a pretty area and the newly working from home brigade are moving in in their hundreds and pricing locals out even faster than they were before.

Contact Shelter for advice. Your landlord has to give you two months written notice, so that buys you some time to find somewhere else.

It will take at least 4 months to get you out. 2 months for notice to expire, then he has to apply to court, get eviction date etc.
The council will say stay put until you get an eviction date. Then you can make a homeless application.

The buyer's swift no-comment viewing of the property has no relevance whatever. That is exactly how I view property for sale ( that I want to live in myself). Dress down, poker face, play cards close to chest.

The refugees claim is meaningless supposition.

The current landlord is perfectly entitled to sell the property to anyone he wants.

Your racism is louder than your landlords inconvenient decision.

It makes no difference that you're a full British citizen, he can sell to whom he likes, whether the new owner intends to let to refugees is a absolutely NONE of your business.
Frankly the fact you've mentioned your citizenship and refugees speaks volumes.

You sound very stressed. I think you need to focus on finding somewhere to live and try to put aside any reasons whether real or imagined.

Call all the housing agencies and try to make a good impression, definitely don't bag your landlord or refugees.

Has your landlord given you official notice in writing with the correct amount of time? If not, speak to Shelter for advice.

Who they sell the house to, how much time that person spends viewing the property or who they do or don’t rent it to is irrelevant and I don’t understand where the idea of refugees comes into it or why that would be relevant.

The random refugee comment is out there.

Racism won’t go down terribly well with any future landlords you may have, so maybe don’t bring the whole citizenship/refugee thing up when talking to the buyer or seeking a new property. The new owner can rent to whoever they please as long as they follow correct legal procedures for ending a tenancy.

Can you be in between full and not as a British citizen? Can you be half? A quarter?

@Mammabear8120 good luck finding a new place. But try to think about why you feel you are better than others

I'd rather use my property to house refugees than racists who can't afford the rent.

@rosesarebluey

It will take at least 4 months to get you out. 2 months for notice to expire, then he has to apply to court, get eviction date etc. The council will say stay put until you get an eviction date. Then you can make a homeless application.

Bad advice on two counts

A fit working person with no dependents, is going to be right at the bottom of the "homeless" priority list for council rehousing.

 If OP forces her current  LL  to get a court eviction order,  she can pretty much guarantee no other private LL will EVER offer her a tenancy.

Her best way forward is  to emerge as a blameless tenant with an immaculate reputation as a trouble free renter,  took care of the property,  never missed a rent payment etc. That's a valuable reference to have when  seeking a new place to live.

Can a landlord sell a property?
Yes.

Can a landlord evict a tenant?
Yes. They must follow the law on it but yes they can.

The rest is irrelevant.

The behaviour and morals of landlords in this country is shocking. You shouldn't be able to kick someone out of their home without very very good cause.

He's selling his property. That's a good cause.

The new owner wants to live there. OP just wants us to know she hates refugees.

You have no indication it's anything to do with refugees He wants to sell the house. That's it, really.