Updated October 2026 · Fraser Bond
Inheritance · Landlords
Inheriting tenanted property
Tenancycontinues
Executorin charge
Depositprotected
Selltenanted or empty
In short: When a landlord dies, the tenancy doesn't end. Until probate is granted, the executors act as landlord, collecting rent and handling repairs. Once the property passes to you, you take on the landlord's duties: deposit protection, gas and electrical safety, EPC, repairs and, from 2026, registering on the private rented sector database. You can keep letting, sell with the tenants in place to an investor, or seek possession on a ground such as the landlord intending to sell, which under the Renters' Rights Act needs four months' notice and can't be used in the first year of a tenancy.
Keep letting
Income, but you take on compliance.
Sell tenanted
To an investor; often a smaller discount than expected.
Seek possession
Use a valid ground and give the right notice.
Get managed
We can manage the tenancy for you.
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Does the tenancy end when the landlord dies?
No.
Can I evict to sell?
Only using a valid possession ground and notice.
