Need To Sell Unfurnished Long Term Rental Property

[Oboulez]

We are considering renting unfurnished our current house after we buy another property which will be our primary residence. We understand that by law the minimum rental contract period is 3 years with some exceptions. At the end of the term we could terminate the tennancy for example if we wanted to live there or sell the property. Does anybody know what would happen if, for example as a result of a serious change in our financial circumstances as a result of one of us dying, it was necessary to sell the house? It surely cannot be the case that the owner of a let house was unable to sell it in these circumstances to avoid severe financial hardship - could it?

[NormanH]

I believe that you have to offer it to the tenant first, but you can also sell it as let.

That can sometimes be an advantage depending on the type of property.

There was a thread about this recently I think.