Hi, brief hello and thank you to anyone who is able to help and advise into our situation.
We are currently private letting a property that forms an estate that is being sold, the new estate owners require the property.
We have been given a proposal from the old and new owners to leave the property and a compensation for doing so.
The proposal comes with a section 49 tenant end tenancy request, accepting the terms of this would be us essentially making ourselves homeless and therefore not eligible for social housing ( there is no private lets or social housing available as is, with most places these days)
Unfortunately we have had to move out of a private let 3 times in the last 3 years due to a landlord selling up.
The compensation is a pretty package, but I’m unsure why we would be asked to section 49 when a section 21 I think it is ( landlord requires property back) would suffice in this situation? The notice of requiring the property is not until mid August so longer than the 2 months a section 21 would require.
Should I go to a solicitor and try and negotiate this or should I negotiate myself, I’m pretty overwhelmed at that minute and don’t quite think I’m seeing this straight, is it straightforward is it complicated.
I have a wife 3 children and pets, 1 child has additional support needs that I require to be his carer for so we aren’t in a financial position to buy a property.