When life just starts to get good...

[ChillerVapes]

You get shit on from a great hight.

No really.
As some of you may know, I had a lot of trouble with my previous house and landlord who wouldn't do sod all about the worsening damp problems etc but by some bit of good luck, my future brother in law was moving out of a really nice privately rented house which was much bigger than ours and 50 quid a month cheaper. We met the landlord who was really nice and let us move in as soon as we could.

The move was hard but not like you imagine... 1st of all, we phoned the old landlord to give him our 4 weeks notice which he went mental about and demanded that we stayed an extra month and even wouldn't talk to my wife to be because he "didn't speak to women"

After I went upstairs and wafted the tenancy agreement in is face and told him we were doing exactly what we had agreed to, he basically said "do what you want, I want you out of my house" slammed the door and left.

We stayed 1 more week while we got our stuff together and moved that following weekend. Unfortunately, this had not given my brother in law any time to move out because he works away. On the day we moved in, he moved in with his girlfriend and all he took was 4 bags of clothes.
It took him another 3 weeks before he had finally moved all of his stuff out.

We have been living in this house now for just over 2 months, happier than we have ever been and feel "at home"
We are getting married on the 18th of May and aside from a few things left to pay off, everything is going great... that was until today....


The new landlord came round about an hour ago and told us that he has just sold another house which his mother is currently living in and because she is bed bound, he has always said that he would move her into this house when he sells that one which has been on the market for over 2 years just so she is close to him and so he can look after her (as well as someone who lives with her and home care)

So basically he needs us out of the house within the month!

My F'ing head is a mess. I've laughed, cried, been angry and now I just feel lost.
The landlord has said he will do everything he can to help us out but for F sake, this is MY home regardless of who owns it.
I don't want to move God, if I had the money I would buy it, it's really a lovely house I don't want to move again!

I'm just so sick it's unbelievable, I truly don't know what the hell to do.
We haven't even signed a tenancy agreement yet because both us and the landlord have been busy so we had been putting it off although we didn't think this would ever happen.

The landlord is fine with us, he even said that he would be happy for us to move back if anything came up but it's just due to the circumstances that we have to move out.

[WhamBamSam]

I'm so very sorry for you. What an awful situation. Unfortunately as nothing was signed and no contract, you haven't really any redress as you probably already know.

I do hope things work out for you soon on the housing front.

[Phoenix .]

Thats a crushing blow, just when you thought you had your lives sorted. But a lesson learned, don't do anything without signing on the bottom line.I do hope you get something sorted quickly, have to tried your local council telling them you will be homeless? They may find you somewhere.

[VE Jason]

If you haven't signed the Tenancy Agreement, you are still on a verbal Tenancy Agreement, Chiller.

Not the best form of Tenancy Agreement, but it does carry some weight.

The Landlord will still have to serve all the correct notices and go through all the correct procedures.

[ChillerVapes]

With it been Sunday at 6pm when he broke the news, they will be closed. I will give them a ring in the morning and see what they say although I doubt they will be able to offer us anything other than something nextdoor to druggies or some other low lifes as we live near a rather nasty estate called buttershaw... ever seen Rita, Sue and Bob too? well Rita and Sue lived in the actual buttershaw estate and even though it was filmed in the 80's things haven't changed much.

Found a couple of clips of the movie which actually shows the estate lol


And if you want to watch the full movie (which is actually very good)

[Deleted]

Move to south wales, u can prob get a mansion for what u were paying upt north

[Deleted]

Why was your bro in law moving out if it was so nice?

[ChillerVapes]

He wanted to move in with the mrs and had too many memories of him and his ex at this house because it's where he moved in about 5 years ago with his ex.

I would love to move to South Wales, If you can provide me and the mrs with a job which pays good, I'll even throw away my English background and bring up how my Grandad is a Jones

[Chrissie]

Oh (((Chiller))) that's awful :(IMHO, your new landlord should have let you know it was on the cards that he would be moving his mother into the property once they had sold her house

I rent out 2 houses - one so way below market value as they are a good tenant & I know they can't afford any more. The other one has just become vacant (lol it was also let for over 8 years to a lovely tenant for well below market value - a single mum with pets that is now moving in with her new boyfriend.) & I'm putting in a new kitchen, bathroom, carpets & redecorating. Already got a lovely young couple that can't wait to move in.

[ChillerVapes]

Mar 3, 2013 20:50:44 GMT Chrissie said:

Oh (((Chiller))) that's awful :(IMHO, your new landlord should have let you know it was on the cards that he would be moving his mother into the property once they had sold her house

I rent out 2 houses - one so way below market value as they are a good tenant & I know they can't afford any more. The other one has just become vacant (lol it was also let for over 8 years to a lovely tenant for well below market value - a single mum with pets that is now moving in with her new boyfriend.) & I'm putting in a new kitchen, bathroom, carpets & redecorating. Already got a lovely young couple that can't wait to move in.

Your right, I said the same thing. If he knew about the planned move, he should of let us know that he "may" sell the house.

I thought you was offering us a house in beautiful Cornwall then lol

[Chrissie]

I would if I could Chiller.Just really wanted to say that not all landlords are bad.

Are you on an assured shorthold tenancy? If so, it should be for a minimum of 6 months.

[ChillerVapes]

We never agreed to anything except he was happy for us to move in and so were we. I know by law really we have a verbal agreement and 6months before he can legally evict us but I know he is just been honest with us and like I said he is willing to help us in any way he can, plus my mrs has made her mind up and just wants to get out of here now.
I wish he would put his mother in a care home so we could stay but I don't want to say it to him just in case he takes it the wrong way.

[RAW]

chiller i own an estate agents and normally in a situation like this it would be the other way round with the tenant vacating, at that point we would expect the tenant to pay for the fee's for the landlord to find a new tenant etc.
So i think it would be quite fair to ask for the fee's to goto an agent who has a property that you may like,it may also be worth trying for reimbursement of removal costs.
If any of my staff can help give you advice please ring on 02380434800 and ask for monika who is arla trained and explain that rich said to ring for some advice.
otherwise feel free to pm me and i will give you my direct number.
Shame your not in southampton or i would have been able to help quite easily.
regards
Rich

[WhamBamSam]

Don't we have lovely people here?

I feel a warm, fuzzy glow.

[magicma]

We certainly do Sam - it never fails to amaze me. Hope Chiller gets sorted - maybe there is something great waiting for them around the corner!! MMa