Death
- No one likes discussing this topic but someone must countenance it at some point, if only to determine "what if" a tenant dies.
- The demise of a tenant need not end a tenancy.
- The deceased tenant's possessions belong to the decease's Estate and cannot be disposed of by a landlord without consulting with the estate executors.
- What are a landlord's responsibilities following the death of a tenant?
- What are the decease's responsibilities to a landlord via his or her estate?
- What is an Estate and is this the same as the next of kin?
- What are a letting agents' responsibilities to both the landlord client and the landlord's tenants should either the landlord or tenant die during a tenancy?
- What evidence must an agent check before releasing keys to e.g. next of kin
- A complex topic.
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Published: 24 September 2015 Last Updated: 26 November 2021