Landlord selling house

In this particular case the woman has been given her legal notice and has served her notice period.

The landlord has it up for sale.

Buyers are looking at and bidding on this house.

The tenant asked could she stay on until the house is sold and the owner said yes as long as she is gone before the contracts are signed.

What the owner doesnt know is she is brazenly bragging to everyone what her plan is. She has been advised by threshold to overhold if she cant find somewhere to live. So that is what she is saying she is going to do because rents are too expensive and she cant afford to move.

But why can you not understand that her bragging about whatever is nothing to do with the lease? There are separate rules which are put in to protect tenants that she is planning to abuse and take advantage of. Those exists outside the terms of her specific lease.

If a landlord naively signs a lease without realising the the tenant will gain additional rights over time outside of the lease, then that is just a harsh lesson for them. The landlord will just learn the hard way what they should have been aware from the start could potentially happen

It's not right for someone to abuse those rules and protections, but that's the game and the rules of the game.

I think you misunderstand what the word "rights" mean. If she currently has possession of the property then you're going to have a little bit of trouble on your hands. Just because you don't like the reality of the situation, and may delude yourself as to what could potentially happen, does not mean that it cannot!

Let's see how that pans out if she decides not to leave. You might get a bit of a land if you ended up in court for arriving the next day and just turfing her out. But if you want to learn the hard way, fire ahead. You can explain to the judge that the tenant's only right was to leave the property. See how far it gets you

As you say, the law is weighted in her favour. If she wants to dig her heels in you would need to go through the steps. You would get her out eventually but she, unfortunately, has the right to drag you through that process and it will take time. It isn't morally right but she can do it if she wants to.

Your point is very valid about leaving your own place unused. I also have a friend whom I met while abroad who similarly left her Dublin apartment unused for the time she was away (maybe over 3 years) and for the same reason. It does contribute to the shortage and I mentioned that story on here a long time ago in that context.

I don't know whether you would be able to do up some kind of caretaker agreement with someone you already know and trust rather than a lease for your own property. Someone on here might be able to point you in the right direction if that was possible.

Life is full of selfish people. It is unfortunately a risk of being in that game. It is why you can potentially get very good returns on property at a time that wholesale rates are zero or negative

OP would do well to remember that they will need a reference if they have to rent another property. Be a dick to the landlord and that becomes a lot more difficult..

TBF it cant be easy on the tenant if they've tried to find a new rental and there's nothing available but if they are overholding it's also going to impact on the family buying the house and possibly other families in a buying chain. Nobody wins in a situation like this, everyone has rights and it is unfair for one persons actions to negatively impact on someone else's rights imo.

People say a landlord should know the rules of the game but that applies to renters also, they also know the rules and know there is a high probability they will have to vacate a private rental at some point. The landlord gave correct notice and is entitled to his house. I feel a lot of sympathy for the tenants situation too. Local councils need to do better.

Even if done properly, the tenant can string it out. Adjudication, tribunal, district court, sheriff with a possible trip to the High Court and the Circuit court in between.

It could take years. Some people are lucky, they give notice and the tenant leaves. Others are unlucky and the tenant won't go.

Well what that person doesnt seem to get its acting the way she is acting that ultimately leads to her paying more rent and the scarcity she is experiencing.

Her (i mean people doing the same thing) actions have contributed to the situation on many levels.

some people in the chain now must stay renting, taking several properties off the market.

That is probably annoying the owners of properties who will sell up. Less rentals again.

Any who stay must balance risk against reward leading to higher rents.

Its so intertwined its impossible to see what the action of one person could lead to. But none of it is good.