Hi I viewed a house that is for sale and agreed a price with vendors. House was to be first home. Vendors have a tenant in house under local authority Ras Scheme. Vendors are now after realising that Yes they can sell but because it is a fixed term lease the new purchaser will have to take on the tenant. This is not what i had wanted as tenant has 4 more years of fixed term left with one year down. Plus my mortgae is for residential purchase and I will need vacant possession. As its a fixed term lease my solicitor too has confirmed i would have to take the tenant with the house. I dont think i would meet requirements for buy to let if i went down that route. The vendors have an identical property next door and have spoken to the tenant who would have no issue moving next door if this was okay with the local authority. The vendor had not read the fine print on the arrangement with the local authority but needs to sell one of its properties and will house the tenant in the other. Is there any legal reason the local authority wont allow this. The second property is not suitable for me as the one i was looking at backs my elderly parents home and would be ideal to put gate between both properties whilst maintaining independence.