How Much Time Is Considered A Long Enough For A Person Paying Rent To Have Rights To Stay In The Property

[HAMMEROFTHOR]

Hi- it's me again....Does anyone know-How much time is considered long enough for a person renting a property to be able to have the right to remain in the property, if the landlord wishes to sell the property?

[Neveracrossword]

The links in your other thread looked quite informative, maybe another look at those would have the required details?

[Buenchico]

There's no such period of time.

As things stand at the moment, a landlord is always free to evict a tenant (irrespective of whether he's selling the property or not) simply by issuing a Section 21 ('no fault') eviction notice. 

It doesn't matter as to whether the tenant has occupied the property for just a few months or for several decades.  The landlord still has the right to evict him/her, subject only to providing a minimum of two months notice.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/eviction/section_21_eviction

Proposed legislation to improve tenants' rights (by abolishing 'Section 21' evictions) was before Parliament but has now been dropped due to the forthcoming General Election.

[Maydup]

Not set period of time, they just need to be given 2 months notice.

[ToraToraTora]

A tennant hads no rights to stay in the property. They can be evicted by the owner any time. In practice it would take at least a couple of months but they have no rights to stay.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah, been dropped has it. Maybe a handful woll continue to stay in the business then. I was beginning to wonder why anyone put up with the rights taken from them to give to tenants.

[Old_Geezer]

...will...

[davebro3]

My friend who sold her rented property had a good long term tenant but had been receiving rents well below the going rate for years. The tenant couldn't afford to pay more so the decision to sell the property was more or less forced.

[HAMMEROFTHOR]

Many thanks to all of you who have answered my question about tenants rights, this has cleared up the main point I raised.

Kind regards to you all-

HAMMEROFTHOR