Tenant/landlord question

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Say your selling a flat and the tenant who lives there (is your brother), would you give them any money for clearing the flat and helping sell it. ie liaise with property agents/solicitors. I live in another city so cant.

But would you not think that they should clear it as a matter of course and certainly they should not be expecting anything. (though i have stored some junk there as well which they would clear out also).
 
I don't believe you have any requirement to do so provided you have given them 2 months notice and served them with a Section 21 Order. That being said, he is your brother and if he has genuinely helped move the sale along in your absence why not kick him a few quid by way of thanks?
 
ok the flat is actually sold. The thing is i accidentally said to my brother i would give him a couple of grand from the proceeds of the flat sale. I thought it would take ages to sell but it actually sold within 2 weeks at a very good price. (about 15k above asking price)

problem is he is sorta expecting this money even though he didnt really do that much? He is saying to me that it was an agreement. Ive said look ill give you some money as a way of saying thanks and its a charitable gesture by me (he is looking to buy a car so could probably do with the money).

But now hes got the huff and is pretty mad with me.
 
Even though he may have done very little you've made an agreement so stick to it , you are 15k better off so it's not like you're out of pocket from what you were expecting


Your brother has every right to be annoyed as you want to change the agreement.
 
A tenant should leave the place in good order when they leave, wear and tear is allowable.

This is different though, you made an agreement with your brother, you should honour it.
 
I'd be a little annoyed if I was your brother. If I was in a position to help my brother at any time I would...and we dont even get on
 
So you owe him 2k. Put him to work for it. He may not have done anything to help you sell the flat but you can still get him to work for it.
 
So not really anything to do with tenant/landlord at all.
First post is meaningless.its the second post that is meaningfull.
Of course you don't have to give him money(although by the sounds of it you fullfill all the things that make it legally binding, it's just who ever goes to cost with family and venables contracts for such low amounts), but not surprised he's a bit miffed.
 
OP sounds like a greedy mofo... Flat sells for 15K over what he wanted but begrudges family just over 10% of that "unforseen profit" which OP promised him.

You're still £13K up on what you were expecting.... Some people are never happy!
 
As en ex-Landlord I'd tread very carefully if I were you, your brother could easily cause you huge problems legally/financially if he were to get the right advice on his Tenancy agreement, I'd be MORE than happy to bung him a few grand to get him out at such short notice! This is why you never let to family or friends...
 
Ok. I said ill give him the extra money very begrudgingly.. (had already gave him 1000)
Think he is being a bit money grabbing tbh. However
he refused seems to be a bit annoyed with me dunno why. He
hardly did anything and i thought i was being extremely
generous giving him £1000 !
 
Surfer said:
Ok. I said ill give him the extra money very begrudgingly.. (had already gave him 1000)
Think he is being a bit money grabbing tbh. However
he refused seems to be a bit annoyed with me dunno why. He
hardly did anything and i thought i was being extremely
generous giving him £1000 !
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You said you'd give him a "couple" of grand, so cough up and stop being a tight fisted ****.
 
You wonder why he's miffed? Thank god yer not my brother lol.

Maybe he was planning on using the 2k as a deposit and a bit rent towards his new home he may now need as you've sold the place he was living in?
 
Surfer said:
ok the flat is actually sold. The thing is i accidentally said to my brother i would give him a couple of grand from the proceeds of the flat sale. I thought it would take ages to sell but it actually sold within 2 weeks at a very good price. (about 15k above asking price)

problem is he is sorta expecting this money even though he didnt really do that much? He is saying to me that it was an agreement. Ive said look ill give you some money as a way of saying thanks and its a charitable gesture by me (he is looking to buy a car so could probably do with the money).

But now hes got the huff and is pretty mad with me.
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What did you ask him to do for the couple of grand? Did you specify a period? If not, why are you witholding the money? Not surprised at all that he is peaved.
 
Surfer said:
The thing is i accidentally said to my brother i would give him a couple of grand from the proceeds of the flat sale. I thought it would take ages to sell but it actually sold within 2 weeks at a very good price. (about 15k above asking price)
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So you offered your brother a couple of grand to move out and clear out your flat, so that you could sell it.

He did this for you and in doing so allowed you to sell your flat quicker than you otherwise would have been able to.

But now, as thanks for your brother helping you out, you instead withdraw the offer that you made to him, while he gets to see you make an extra £15k, partially off the back of his co-operation, which had allowed you to get a quick sale.

Yeah, definitely can't understand why he'd be annoyed.

Might have been different if you'd not promised something in the first place, or if you'd taken a hit on the sale price. But in these circumstances, it's shocking to go back on what you'd previously offered.
 
Surfer said:
Ok. I said ill give him the extra money very begrudgingly.. (had already gave him 1000)
Think he is being a bit money grabbing tbh. However
he refused seems to be a bit annoyed with me dunno why. He
hardly did anything and i thought i was being extremely
generous giving him £1000 !
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Strange.... You come in here to voice your opinion and everyone disagrees with you but you still think you are in the right.... Wow!

Oh, and if anyone is money grabbing, it is yourself. Yeah, good on you for selling your flat for £15K above asking price. no one here would say your brother is due anything except for the fact you stated you WOULD give him "a couple of grand".

The only person being selfish is you.



Edit: Check OP location - Aberdeen, explains it all...
 
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