Do Landlords visit often?

MercilessKiller

Hey hey! Sorry.. still spamming my posts due to paranoia about girlfriend moving in with me at a student house!

Anyway it states on the contract that other people cant sleep at the house.. i assume that means long term :S would he really mind just one night? (seems a nice landlord)

Anyway how often do landlords actually come to visit the house? I noticed it said on the contract they are allowed to let themselves in 24/7 type thing.. but do they do that a lot?!?!

Just worried if he came in one day and obv found her in bed or something haha!

thanks

black-saturn

They can't come round without 10 days written notice. if they just turn up you are entitled to say it's not convenient and not let them in. They usually do an inspection once every 6 months but again they will have to write to you first to let you know when this is happening.

MercilessKiller

Are you sure? in the contract it specifically states:
"Permit the Landlord at reasonable hours in the daytime to view the state and condition thereof"

Is it a legal timelimit they give? Thank you

black-saturn

What kind of tenancy agreement is it?

MercilessKiller

Well we all have a seperate contract each which we must sign.. 4 of us living there.. we pay all our own bills personally..

so not sure :x

HugoSP

Actually , it depends on the tenancy agreement, and then that has to fall within the law.

In reality he can't do a lot in the short term. Legally he would have to serve notice for you to quit within the agreement. However, at this time of year it really would not be worth his while to rock the boat. You're at the end of your academic year and finding a tenant to replace you now would just be impossible until September, or perhaps now.

If you've been a good tenant and want to keep the house another year I would personally not want to know if your GF is there or not. Provided you pay your dues and look after the place - who cares?

H

black-saturn

It sounds like an assured shorthold tenancy but I may be wrong. If it is I'm afraid he has to write to you with written warning of when he is coming round. In any tenancy agreement you are entitled to private and peaceful enjoyment of the property. This includes being able to say no to anyone who comes round un announced.

MercilessKiller

It will be my first year in the place... Move in september 1st.. so just trying to get every angle covered first...

So he HAS to give notice? legally?

impy78

The law states it's actually 48 hours notice.

But If you have some prior agreement which is less time than that, I suppose it would be permissable, if you were happy with that.

MercilessKiller

impy78 wrote:

The law states it's actually 48 hours notice.

But If you have some prior agreement which is less time than that, I suppose it would be permissable, if you were happy with that.

i wouldnt be happy with less than 48 hours but if i argued the contract he would have just said no or something

Surely if there is a legal requirement of 48 hours, no contract could change the law? I.e permission to commit a crime is not a defence?

Basil_Fawlty

In my house he only ever came to fix stuff and collect our cheques at the start of each month. He never went anywhere to check anything but then we were exceptionally tidy and clean and everything was sparkling whenever he turned up :A

Having said that he did randomly turn up to put stuff and remove stuff from his storeroom in the front of the house. That was annoying as we once thought someone had broken in and went downstairs adrenalin pumping armed with toilet brushes. I know he wasn't allowed to do that as it does say 48 hours notice.

As for the person staying overnight - we never fell into that situation because we are a bunch of sad uber-geeks, etc. :rotfl: but it does state in the contract "landlord must allow the tenants quiet enjoyment of the premises as if their own property".