Inspection help

RRWJ

silvercar wrote: »

Outragous! I would think once every 3 months would be the maximum.

As for comments on cleanliness - the only time a property needs to be absolutely clean is when it is being handed back to the landlord (assuming it was clean to start with).

Yep - that's my take on it. As long as it's in the same condition as it was when I got it, it's fine.

I've told the other half that his mantra if she says "this needs doing, that needs doing" is "can you put it in writing please?"

I'm just staying out of the way.

poppysarah

I'd put the latch down to make sure she couldn't do that.

Grrr.
You should get the CAB to help write you a letter for her.

Piggles12345

If she is not giving you adequate notice, you should pretend not to be in when she turns up and lock the door from the inside (if this is possible). If she questions you about it, then say that you needed adequate notice.

You ought to say to her that her son can not enter the property as he is not a tennant, the landlord, an agent or an invited guest. You are well within your rights to do this. It seems like she is trying to intimidate you by bringing her son along.

Do you have a tennancy agreement for the property?

RRWJ

Piggles12345 wrote: »

If she is not giving you adequate notice, you should pretend not to be in when she turns up and lock the door from the inside (if this is possible). If she questions you about it, then say that you needed adequate notice.

You ought to say to her that her son can not enter the property as he is not a tennant, the landlord, an agent or an invited guest. You are well within your rights to do this. It seems like she is trying to intimidate you by bringing her son along.

Do you have a tennancy agreement for the property?

Yeah, it's an assured shorthold. Expires september of this year, but if we can get out earlier, we will!

Her son does work for her on her rental houses - remedial stuff etc. So technically we can't refuse him entry because he's in it with her, so to speak. And her son is built like a twig compared to my bloke, so I'd like to see her try and intimidate me!!!:rotfl:

Piggles12345

I have a handy man from the letting agents who sometimes comes around and does repairs, but I wouldn't let him in if he turned up uninvited when there was no repairs to be done.

The only people that are allowed to enter your property for inspections are your landlord and/or their agent. This son has nothing to do with the property or the tennancy- he is a handyman and nothing more.

Your landlord will need to give you notice of handy or trades people coming round, so he can not just turn up with her!!

You need to know your tennancy agreement like the back of your hand. Whenever she does anything you need to make sure that she is allowed to under the terms of the agreement and if she is not, then let her know that she is in breach of contract.

I don't think anyone's size has anything to do with anything else. The fact that she is bringing another adult (irrespective of how they are built) smacks of intimidation tactics.

RRWJ

Piggles12345 wrote: »

I have a handy man from the letting agents who sometimes comes around and does repairs, but I wouldn't let him in if he turned up uninvited when there was no repairs to be done.

The only people that are allowed to enter your property for inspections are your landlord and/or their agent. This son has nothing to do with the property or the tennancy- he is a handyman and nothing more.

Your landlord will need to give you notice of handy or trades people coming round, so he can not just turn up with her!!

You need to know your tennancy agreement like the back of your hand. Whenever she does anything you need to make sure that she is allowed to under the terms of the agreement and if she is not, then let her know that she is in breach of contract.

I don't think anyone's size has anything to do with anything else. The fact that she is bringing another adult (irrespective of how they are built) smacks of intimidation tactics.

I didn't think of it that way, but I now think you might be right. Would that fall under the harrassment category I wonder?

I'm studying Real Estate management, so I know a bit about landlord and tenant law, but mostly commercial (which is so much more cut-and-dry than residential). The basic gist of the assured shorthold is that it's widely used, and it sucks from a tenant's point of view! That said, it takes a few months for a LL to get someone out if they want to, so it can be sucky from that side too.

So basically, she can look around, but she can't ask for furniture to be shunted about or go over the inventory - it's just a quick once-over to make sure we're not trashing the place?

Kylie

You poor thing - your LL is rude and crazy.

RRWJ

Kylie wrote: »

You poor thing - your LL is rude and crazy.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

You get the special prize for making me laugh today!! :T

Piggles12345

It would definately come under the harrassment section, yes. The son has absolutely no business being in your flat unless he is carrying out repairs as directed by the landlord.

Basically, your inspection should just be a visual one. She should look around and things are either satisfactory or they're not. She can't ask you to move furniture or anything.

It always gets my back up when the inspectors look inside my oven and fridge!! I think I will scrub them when I leave the property to leave them in the same condition as when I moved in, but if I choose to keep them dirty for the rest of the time then I will!! Having said that, my fridge and oven are spotless (I have self-diagnosed OCD about bacteria!).

RRWJ

Piggles12345 wrote: »

It would definately come under the harrassment section, yes. The son has absolutely no business being in your flat unless he is carrying out repairs as directed by the landlord.

Basically, your inspection should just be a visual one. She should look around and things are either satisfactory or they're not. She can't ask you to move furniture or anything.

It always gets my back up when the inspectors look inside my oven and fridge!! I think I will scrub them when I leave the property to leave them in the same condition as when I moved in, but if I choose to keep them dirty for the rest of the time then I will!! Having said that, my fridge and oven are spotless (I have self-diagnosed OCD about bacteria!).

I'm with you on the OCD - my mum got campylabacter when I was 13, and I thought she was going to die. So I'm a clean freak when it comes to the kitchen and bathroom.

So she's not allowed to ask us to move furniture without good reason?

I can't wait to move out of this place...:mad: