Housing
My parents sold their house to their daughter (my sister) and son-in-law, “for the grandkids”. They were verbally told they would be able to keep living there forever, and that my sister would care for them in their old age too. Just before the sale completed, the son-in-law made them sign a document (apparently from the mortgage lender) to say that they don’t/won’t live there anymore. Two years into this arangement, the son-in-law has been overheard talking about selling the house. My parents are sick with worry. I have spoken to my sister about it, and she is worried to press the issue with her husband (he is very reactive/volatile), in the fear that he will divorce her, forcing the house to be sold and leaving the parents homeless. My parents have only a little money, as the money they received from the house sale was then given to the daughter and son-in-law on the new extension (for the extra bedrooms and kitchen). Do my parents have any rights to stay in their family home if there is a sale or divorce from the son-in-law and daughter? We are in England.
Edit/addition: Not that it’s relevant to the situation above, but my parents co-raised the grandchildren (my nephews). The daughter and son-in-law couldn’t afford a house in the area, and were having to move away (as the boys were growing up and needed another bedroom). My parents (nan and grandad to the boys) either had to sell the house to them, or loose them from their lives. It was all for love. Not for dodging a tax man. I hadn’t even thought of that, so it was a surprise to see people assuming about that below. The house was sold at full market price too (although apparently an eyebrow was raised when the agricultural clause was removed on the day of sale).
Housing
Hi there. I am moving out at the end of June, new place lined up and ready to go.
Viewings are happening at my current place which is totally fine, I dont mind that. So far there's been lets say 10 viewings and only about 3-4 have actually happened.
I work from home and have had to push meetings, and other work related things due to these which again I dont mind doing but when the landlord doesnt show up, doesnt tell me theres been a cancellation or anything then they rebook the viewing for later this means I need to move my work stuff again. This loses me money and makes me lag behind in work.
I got an email today for a viewing and told them no, I cant accept this one as I have multiple meetings that have already been pushed back twice for your viewings. The most recent viewing didnt happen because the landlord took the potential tenant to the wrong building and the one before that was cancelled without telling me.
They then looked to the contract which stipulates that 16: Allow possible new 'Tenants' and buyers to look at the 'Property’ (on at least 24 hours’ notice) during the tenancy, prior to the end of the current tenancy.
Where do I stand here? Do I have any rights at all to refuse these? This landlord is extremely disrespectful, they dont fix things I ask/need fixed. They let themselves in without notifying me in advance, they have even entered the flat while my partner is bed, asleep. Ive lived in this flat for three years and the first week I moved here I had a leak in a light fixture above my work area, they took the lightbulb and they still havent came to put one back in. That kind of stuff!
I just want some advice here! Many thanks!
(Edit, I live in England!)
