Changing landlord during tenancy

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Changing landlord during tenancy

14-07-2007, 08:02 AM

Hi

A tenant of my Mothers is giving her some grief and so I'd like to take over as landlord and deal with things to spare her the hassle.

The tenant is 3 months into a 6 month AST.

Can I just write to him informing him that I have taken over management of the flats and issue him a section 8 as he is now 2 months late with rent? Does my Mother have to write / sign anything?

I want all future correspondance to be between just me and him to leave my Mother out of the loop.

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14-07-2007, 08:27 AM

I would think that your Mother needs to write to T, giving you authority to act as her agent stating that all future dealings regarding any aspect of the tenancy are to be directly through yourself. Keep a copy for your records.

Once this has been issued (posted or given to T) then you carry on as if you were the LL. However, I believe that Court Papers still have to have the LL signature not the Agents.

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14-07-2007, 11:39 AM

OK thanks, will get the letter out.

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