Widowed tenant in care home permanently?

Widowed tenant in care home permanently?

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12:02 AM, 10th March 2025, 1 year ago 11
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Hi, I have a long term widowed tenant who went into a care home with dementia in August, for assessment. She has no children, and only a brother who is not our tenant.

Her social worker has told me that she will be staying at the care home and not returning. They will be arranging for her direct debit rent payments to me to stop shortly.

What rights do I have to clear out all her possessions, redecorate and re-let the property without her having given notice and no power of attorney for anyone else to do that?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Malcolm

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