Selling a HMO property with tenant in arrears?
9:37 AM, 2nd February 2026, 3 months ago
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I am in the process of evicting an HMO tenant and have been told that even if we get a possession order, it can take a year, and he’s already 5 months behind on his rent. If only the arrears were the worst bit!
With that in mind, I have a couple of questions:
- If I sell, would it still take up to a year?
- If so, am I still required to pay the bills while I wait a year? In my mind, they are now squatters after the possession date, but with our laws, who knows?
- As a single family, they can run up utility arrears, but all the bills are in my name.
Surely I can’t be responsible for paying for people illegally in a property, can I?
Has anyone had a similar situation?
Thank you in advance,
Tony
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8:52 AM, 28th April 2026, About 9 hours ago
Reply to the comment left by Marlena Topple at 04/02/2026 – 14:26
This works far better than it did previously when we had to invol;ve the tenant, although that was about 8 or 9 years ago. A success and recommend any other landlord to go this route even if failed in the past.