Is This Legal? UPDATE on page 3.

nikki2804

No they can't. I had this from my LA and in the end they agreed they can't actually just let themselves in. After all what heppens if you accuse them of stealing that £1000 you just happened to have stashed under your mattress.

My contract states they can enter the premises in an emergency i.e. if i'm on holiday and someone reports a water leak. Other than that, pfffft they can go to hell.

If you dont like people looking in your window then tilt the blinds, thats what I do!

N79

princessamy86 wrote: »

It's not maintenance though people- it's an INSPECTION. OP has already stated she has allowed access for repairs. OP, no you don't have to ever let them in but it is a good idea to so the relationship with your landlord and letting agent remains cordial. However, do it on YOUR terms.

Inspecting the fabric of the property is the first step of maintainance. A LL needs to know that the roof has fallen down before they can arrange to have it fixed.

BitterAndTwisted

*qwerty* wrote: »

I would also just like to say that I would also never consider doing this, I have nothing to hide at all- I fact I am 100% confident that this place is cleaner than what it was when I moved in! Although they wouldn't actually know that as I don't have an inventory with them.

Angel, no agent is entitled to express an opinion about the way you choose to live in your home or about your standards of housework or lack of them. Your only obligation is to live in reasonable manner which cannot allow intentional damage or degradation to the landlord's property and to leave it in exactly the same condition at the end of the tenancy as it was at the start.

The purpose of these periodic inspections should be for the agents to ensure that everything is in the condition it should be and for you to raise any repair issues which you may have. You can leave a week's worth of dirty dishes in the kitchen-sink or to leave a fortnight's worth of soiled undergarments strewn about the living-room floor if you so wish and it's none of their damned business.

*qwerty*

Thank you again!

I will do just that BitterAndTwisted. And gosh that is a horrible thought if they do terrorise other tenants with the same "yes we are legally allowed" bull!

Nikki, that was my first thought tbh! I actually thought well what if something gets damaged or stolen of mine or what if they came in smoking for example and dropped a cigeratte on the carpet (extreme I know ) but would I be liable! Surely it will cover BOTH parties if it is an approved visit.

Thanks again.

*qwerty*

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Angel, no agent is entitled to express an opinion about the way you choose to live in your home or about your standards of housework or lack of them. Your only obligation is to live in reasonable manner which cannot allow intentional damage or degradation to the landlord's property and to leave it in exactly the same condition at the end of the tenancy as it was at the start.

The purpose of these periodic inspections should be for the agents to ensure that everything is in the condition it should be and for you to raise any repair issues which you may have. You can leave a week's worth of dirty dishes in the kitchen-sink or to leave a fortnight's worth of soiled undergarments strewn about the living-room floor if you so wish and it's none of their damned business.

Brill advice! Although saying that, there are now holes and removed plasterboard in the bedroom as well as a very mucky carpet from workmen so can I exclude this room? The landlord knows about these problems himself.

BitterAndTwisted

Actually, from reading your previous post where you state that there was no check-in inventory any fag-burns on the carpet caused by anyone during your tenancy cannot be proven to have been your responsibility. What sort of letting agents don't do a check-in inventory? I suppose you're going to tell us in a moment that you've paid a deposit but it hasn't been protected in one of the deposit-protection schemes....

princessamy86

...or that there's no gas safety certificate :eek:

BitterAndTwisted

*qwerty* wrote: »

Brill advice! Although saying that, there are now holes and removed plasterboard in the bedroom as well as a very mucky carpet from workmen so can I exclude this room? The landlord knows about these problems himself.

Let them see everything. Any outstanding repair issues or muck and rubbish caused by the workmen are not your problem, especially with no check-in inventory.

Mouseman

either of you that seem to be in the know got an answer to the changing locks question? I'm on tenderhooks! lol

princessamy86

Mouseman, I don't know because I've never had to deal with a similar situation. However, I would assume that in the case of a genuine emergency that the door would just have to be broken down. I would also assume the landlord would be able to claim this on their insurance, but I don't know because I don't know anything about landlord's insurance!