can you buy a tied cottage?

[kittyboat]

I live in a tied cottage. My landlord wants to sell me the tied cottage. I want to buy the tied cottage. Is it legally possible?

[boxtops]

I understood a tied cottage as being one which comes with the job (so if you leave the job you have to leave your home). If this is the case and the landlord is your employer and wants to sell it to you, I can't see why not. Is this the situation?

[bushbaby_de]

Unless you mean a dwelling with an agricultural tie? In which case the whole point is that it stays tied to the agricultural land.

[aintgotaclue]

It sounds as though it is tied to a job connected with the landlord. If this is the case it is legal to purchase it, but if you sell it you will have to sell to someone in the same industry for which the tied cottage is used.

[Eve]

I was going to ask a similar question, what is the tie?

Do you know the actual conditions of the tie and how it might impact on you or your ability to sell the cottage on at any future date? Also worth considering the impact on getting a mortgage (or additional finance), letting (in case ever a consideration) etc...

[AlBags]

If there are no byelaws that would effect the transfer of deeds, and the seller was the legal owner .. then yes.
Make sure the sale includes absolute ownership of land and property.