Rent-to-rent possession?

Rule number 1
Never ever sign a R2R agreement!

Others may have more insight, but I suspect you’ll need to terminate the contract with the R2R company and issue S21 to the tenant(s)

Are you sure they’re putting new tenants in or just his saying a new AST to the same tenants?

I signed a guaranteed rent (r2r) end date was 14/01/24. Company did not hand back property.

Case has gone to court with solicitor using possession order is an order in rem which takes effect against anyone who is found at the property even if that person was not a party to the proceedings (R v Wandsworth County Court, ex p Wandsworth LBC [1975] 1 WLR 1314). I was granted possession order by the judge and am currently awaiting bailiffs to carry out eviction of sub tenant.

I hope this helps. It’s been a long process, 6 months so far!!

You are going to need a specialist housing solicitor and its going to be expensive. Rent to rent is almost never a good option for a landlord.

I effectively did a r2r.. a young conartist took it on and did Short term lets – I am all over Facebook warning people not to do them- I got my places back – one I just changed the locks on.. But this was after he dedided to keep my money. Can you do everything in your power to prevent the “new tenant” going in? even renting it yourself, or finding a “tenant” to go in? They are already stating they will not return your property which is what I assume your contract says – so take action.. get some advice and forcefully take the property back. Keep a paper trail demanding they adhere to the contract. The courts as you can see above are so backed up, something I am also facing. 9 months for Bailiffs to go in for us.

Don’t you have a clause in the contract stipulating that you will get your property back at the end of the contract? If so, you have the right to take legal action for breach of contract.

I have the same issue, unable to get my property back despite countless emails.

Is anyone able to recommend a good solicitor experienced in this type of eviction.

I’ve never trusted rent-to-rent. A lot of landlords were left stranded during covid because these rtr lot were doing short lets. All bookings got cancelled, so many just handed back the keys… so much for the ‘guaranteed rent’! They have no skin in the game, it’s not their asset and in this case its like they’ve taken on someone else (knowingly) – landed you in it, landed them in it… and they’ll skip off with the money leaving you to deal with the aftermath because they have no skin in the game!!! They’re using your asset to enrich themselves. No downside because people come after the owners… not the middle man.

The article is old, but never gets old: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/jun/28/new-class-landlords-profiting-generation-rent