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My landlord is selling the house. Don't know who's going to buy, but they might be want it for themselves, and evict me. That'd be annoying.

It'd be a pity if I had to move: I like the place I'm in. It's half a bungalow: front door is me; back door someone else. Both sides have a kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms (I had a look at the other half of the house before moving into my half).

It's nice, quiet, on the edge of town, easy walking distance to anywhere. And the rooms are fairly large. The hallway is large enough for a computer desk and chair to sit in it without blocking the passageway.

Hopefully the new owners will buy to rent, so I can stay where I am.

I had to tidy the place so the agent could bring viewers in. It's now tidier than it's been for months! And now I have the BBC Radio player, I may be able to keep it that way.

TRiG.

Are you likely to have the rent increased under you, if you can stay?

Really don't know. A friend of mine thought that the current rent, if the same for both sides of the house (which it probably is, as they're similar), would probably cover the mortgage with a little over, so there should be no need to increase it.

I suppose I'll have to wait and see.

TRiG.

That sucks. In Illinois, if you rent, and your landlord sells, the new owner can't evict you. They have to wait till the end of your lease and then opt not to renew it.

It sounds like a nice place, and I hope you won't have to leave.

fijn,gzrs crosseed (... can you tell?)

Thumbs crossed too

They're kicking me out. I have till the 22nd of April to find somewhere.

It wasn't till I was told that I realised how much I like this place. It suits me. After moving out of my parents' place, I was in a whole succession of rented accommodation. None of them felt like home. I moved into all of them knowing I'd be moving out again fairly soon. I've been here around two years, and it's come to feel like home.

One of the things I like about the place is the spare bedroom. It means I can have guests! In theory. In practice, I once had a fiend over. Now I feel that I wasted that opportunity.

Besides any emotional attachment that I've developed to the place, there's the practical fact that I'm very unlikely to find somewhere better, with room for books and computer. All the rental places available seem to be in the town centre, and therefore (a) noisy, and (b) expensive. I might end up in a room in a shared house again, and I really would rather not.

This is intensely irritating.

TRiG.

Ugh!

In case it helps, my flat is empty for pretty much all of May, so if you can find somewhere to store your things, you could just go on an extended tea break here if you need to wait until something else becomes available! Good internet to work on, too...

Your flat ... in Vienna?

TRiG.

Yep. It might be a bit of a commute, but if you can work from (my) home for a month, why not?

Three weeks seems far too little notice to move. Are you sure that's legal?

very best of luck in finding a new place. But, Vienna sounds a plan!

I actually think I'll dig out my lease and reread the fine print. It's all been handled by an agent (the same agent who handled renting the place also handled selling it, and is still handling the rent for the new owners), so it's probably legal, but no harm checking.

TRiG.

'probably legal' wouldn't be enough for me. I assume you pay rent monthly?

I'm pretty sure they have to give you a month.

A quick search indicates a minimum notice of 28 days.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/eviction/harassment_and_illegal_eviction_by_landlord/illegal_eviction

I don't think he's in England though

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/housing/renting_a_home/if_your_landlord_wants_you_to_leave.html#la1b6d

I think I've been there just under two years.

TRiG.