Pretty much the same situation for us. We even pay a similar amount in rent for a similar property. There’s no way we could afford to stay around here if we had to leave unless we moved into a flat but with 2 kids in a 2 bed house we are already pushed for space. Being served notice to leave is a very real fear of mine, it would probably mean having to uproot our whole lives. I know people do that all the time when moving or buying, but it’s not nice when you don’t even have a choice in the matter.
My partner and I bought a house, when we turned up for viewings the residents were really hostile and it was a weird atmosphere. They were a young couple with kids. The estate agent did all the talking and showing us around.
halfway through the sale the estate agent tells us the family were renting, they’d moved in less than a year before, before the landlord decided he wanted to expand his portfolio.
so basically the landlord probably had an inkling he wanted to sell, but rented it out to this young family anyway because, you know, can’t let it be empty for a few months. God forbid he’d make a financial loss. He’d then given them notice he’d be selling so they had to move out about 10-11 months later.
It sickened me. What was worst was that they’d repainted a lot of it, had done it up a bit and bought furniture for the place. They’d obviously hoped to stay there a while.
absolutely infuriates me this guy will never have to face any sort of responsibility for what he did. He interacted with them purely through estate agents so didn’t have to tell them he’d be kicking them out himself.
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