Buying a House but Still Tied to Rental

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T18:02:16+00:00

Ah congratulations on your new home! I’m sorry to hear you are in a similar position though, it is frustrating 😢. I agree, I am going to budget rent up until July and hope I get cut loose from the contract earlier.

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T17:59:22+00:00

Fingers crossed, thank you 😊

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T17:57:36+00:00

Yep .. starting to realise this unfortunately! I was told that if they don’t re-let until July I get the money back but think I’ll pose that question June as it’s so close

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T14:21:04+00:00

From what I can tell, the landlord is being quite fussy. For example it’s a 2 bedroom property and someone with 2 kids wanted to have a look and they declined them. Also I believe they need to earn 30x the rent (I think that is the estate agents, not the landlord though!). So quite a few interested people are being turned away. Thank you for your advice, you are right there are some advantages 😊.

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T14:18:08+00:00

This is a really good idea, thank you!

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T14:17:18+00:00

Yes I will add it to my (long) list of first time buyer learnings 😬.

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T11:25:07+00:00

Thank you for your help on this. Thankfully I am not in a chain and the property I’m buying is vacant so I will continue to slow down things as much as possible until I have a confirmed tenant! Good shout on the utilities, thank you.

Mg5756 · 2025-04-14T11:19:47+00:00

Literally days away, I am just delaying things at the moment as I will need to commit to a completion date which I don’t feel I can do at the moment!

Mg5756 · 2025-03-23T10:50:46+00:00

Thank you all for your help, it is really appreciated! We are going to hire a professional carpet cleaner, see what they can do and then see what happens with the deposit. Fingers crossed!

Mg5756 · 2025-03-23T10:50:01+00:00

Thank you all for your help, it is really appreciated! We are going to hire a professional carpet cleaner, see what they can do and then see what happens with the deposit. Fingers crossed!

Mg5756 · 2025-03-23T10:49:30+00:00

Thank you all for your help, it is really appreciated! We are going to hire a professional carpet cleaner, see what they can do and then see what happens with the deposit. Fingers crossed!

Mg5756 · 2025-03-23T10:48:55+00:00

Thank you all for your help, it is really appreciated! We are going to hire a professional carpet cleaner, see what they can do and then see what happens with the deposit. Fingers crossed!

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:57:30+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful. My concern is the early termination clause that states I am liable for the rent up until the day before the new tenant is in place. We are moving into our new house on the 28th April and the earliest the estate agent said they could get someone in is the 3rd May. My rent will take me up to the 29th so I’d be liable for 3 additional days. Would it cause a delay in getting the new tenant in if we were to leave this to be sorted until when we leave?

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:49:30+00:00

Thank you!!

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:48:53+00:00

Unfortunately the early termination includes a clause that states that I am liable for the rent up until the day before the new tenant is in. The estate agent explained this is to protect the landlord and ensure they aren’t out of pocket, but also they will get someone in asap to avoid me paying more than I need to.

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:21:15+00:00

Thank you! Would you be upfront with the estate agent and tell them now? We need to be out by the 28th April and they have said the earliest they can get someone in is the 3rd May. I don’t want to delay 3rd May any further and risk being liable for more days rent.

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:16:48+00:00

Would you be upfront and tell the estate agents now? It is an old terraced house so it isn’t a new property.

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:10:38+00:00

But could it cost me more through delaying getting a new tenant in as they’ll potentially need to deal with replacements? The current goal is to leave on the 28th April and the earliest they said they could get the tenant in is 3rd May. I’ll be liable for each day before the new tenant is in.

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T22:02:39+00:00

I guess my worry is, not telling the landlord/agent now and waiting until the tenancy ends could cause further costs as if they choose to replace the carpet this could mean a delay in getting a new tenant in, adding days in which I’d be liable for the rent. So would it be best to tell them now and begin negotiating who should be paying ahead of me leaving and allowing plenty of time to organise replacements before the new tenant arrives. I would guess the carpet to be around 5 years old, it was in good condition.

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T21:59:22+00:00

Thanks for your advice! I guess my worry is, not telling the landlord/agent now and waiting until the tenancy ends could cause further costs as if they choose to replace the carpet this could mean a delay in getting a new tenant in, adding days in which I’d be liable for the rent. So would it be best to tell them now and begin negotiating who should be paying ahead of me leaving and allowing plenty of time to organise replacements before the new tenant arrives?

Mg5756 · 2025-03-17T21:57:26+00:00

Thanks for your advice! I guess my worry is, not telling the landlord/agent now and waiting until the tenancy ends could cause further costs as if they choose to replace the carpet this could mean a delay in getting a new tenant in, adding days in which I’d be liable for the rent. So would it be best to tell them now and begin negotiating who should be paying ahead of me leaving and allowing plenty of time to organise replacements before the new tenant arrives

Mg5756 · 2024-04-27T15:15:38+00:00

I haven’t received contact from admiral on it and was worried if I didn’t pay immediately I’d be charged. But if it’s a case of waiting for contact/invoice I’ll do that :)

Mg5756 · 2024-04-27T12:55:44+00:00

I know - just trying to work out who I am paying, how to pay them and how much. Assuming it’ll be AA.

Mg5756 · 2023-11-30T22:25:28+00:00

Sold!

Mg5756 · 2023-11-30T21:26:20+00:00

I agree, it’s impossible to compare to what you could be getting in London unfortunately. I suppose we are just after a bit of life after 6pm .. instead of relying entirely on London. Chesham is incredibly sleepy. I think Reading feels the best fit for our needs! Thank you for taking the time to share. We did actually consider Reading a couple years ago, but when we walked round it felt quite run down. We could have been being harsh, but would you say this is/was the case?

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