I have been renting my current accommodation for nearly 5 years and am on an 'Assured Tenancy' which runs until December.
The property has recently been sold and I have a new landlord. One of the reasons the new landlord has purchased the property is because I have nearly 5 years of exemplary tenancy on record. Both the purchasers and lettings agent have told me this.
The new purchasers have switched lettings agents to a different branch albeit with the same company.
The week before last I received a phone call from the new lettings agency explaining that I will receive correspondence with details of how to cancel my current standing order to the new agency (same company).
Last Friday I received an application form as if I was a new tenant. In the process I would have to provide references, proof of residency. proof of identification and employment details etc etc. I would also again have to provide a guarantor.
Obviously I was confused as all the way through I have been told it would be a simple case of having a new landlord. I called the branch today.
The original reason she gave me was that it was because the lease was with a different branch. To which I pointed out that they were the same company and I have had 5 years of being a good tenant and paying on time. She then said that it was because the management agreement with the new landlord was different, to which I said that, that was between them and the new landlord. She then said that it was because of the amount of time I had been in the property they need to renew the references.
I'm sure that when I first discovered that the property was being sold I googled and read that I would just be informed of the transfer of landlord. Before I speak to them again what I would really like to know is, do I really have to go through the whole reapplying for a tenancy? Is this the correct procedure?
Thank you
The property has recently been sold and I have a new landlord. One of the reasons the new landlord has purchased the property is because I have nearly 5 years of exemplary tenancy on record. Both the purchasers and lettings agent have told me this.
The new purchasers have switched lettings agents to a different branch albeit with the same company.
The week before last I received a phone call from the new lettings agency explaining that I will receive correspondence with details of how to cancel my current standing order to the new agency (same company).
Last Friday I received an application form as if I was a new tenant. In the process I would have to provide references, proof of residency. proof of identification and employment details etc etc. I would also again have to provide a guarantor.
Obviously I was confused as all the way through I have been told it would be a simple case of having a new landlord. I called the branch today.
The original reason she gave me was that it was because the lease was with a different branch. To which I pointed out that they were the same company and I have had 5 years of being a good tenant and paying on time. She then said that it was because the management agreement with the new landlord was different, to which I said that, that was between them and the new landlord. She then said that it was because of the amount of time I had been in the property they need to renew the references.
I'm sure that when I first discovered that the property was being sold I googled and read that I would just be informed of the transfer of landlord. Before I speak to them again what I would really like to know is, do I really have to go through the whole reapplying for a tenancy? Is this the correct procedure?
Thank you

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