New Landlord notification

[allewitor]

Can anybody tell me how soon after purchase a new landlord is legally obliged to inform the Tenants.

[Poppy]

From Leasehold Advisory Service

Any 'new' landlord of a property containing at least one dwelling is required by law to inform the tenants of his name and address (Section 3, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 - a S3 notice). This notice must be served no later than the next day on which rent is due, according to the lease (or, if the next date is within two months of the date of his acquiring the property, the end of the two months). http://www.lease-advice.org/rfrframe.htm
You have not said, but I am assuming that you have a leasehold property. "Rent" (as specified above) means ground rent as payable in the lease. I'm sure your new landlord will show up when the ground rent and service charge requires payment. Can't you wait until then? ;)

[jeffrey]

You have not said, but I am assuming that you have a leasehold property. "Rent" (as specified above) means ground rent as payable in the lease. I'm sure your new landlord will show up when the ground rent and service charge requires payment. Can't you wait until then? ;)

Besides Notice under s.3 of LTA 1985 (without which new L commits a criminal offence), new L also has to serve on lessees:
a. Notice under s.48 of LTA 1987 (without which new L cannot demand from lessees payment of rent or service charge); and
b. old L's Letter of Authority, passed to new L on completion, telling lessees formally of the f/r changing hands.

[jeffrey]

Oh, and every rent demand has to show L's name/address too: s.47 of LTA 1987.

[allewitor]

If new Landlord is still going to use existing Landlord as managing agent do they still need to inform tenants of sale of Freehold, bearing in mind the QT do not exceed 50% of total flats.

[Poppy]

The question has been answered. An incoming freeholder must inform the lessees that he now owns the freehold. Have you read and understood jeffrey and my responses?

A new freeholder has nothing to do with "bearing in mind the QT do not exceed 50% of total flats." You're getting muddled. Completely irrelevant.

Has the new freeholder contacted the lessees or not? Have you received any service charge bills?