My flat is being rented- tenant is not looking after it

Accountant_Kerry

BornAtTheRightTime wrote: »

I think the above 2 posters got out of bed the wrong side this morning!
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Not sure why you would think that.

OP you can ask to inspect the property but you don't have the right to enter without the tenants consent.

No you cannot evict the tenant for this, you can issue a section 21 2 months before the end of your agreement or if they are 2 months behind with the rent.

Why don't you ask the tenant about the roof / damp?

amersall

Why would you want to evict someone because of a roof problem caused by the weather?. If the flat was trashed then fair enough, think you are being a bit harsh here.

Geenie

amersall wrote: »

Why would you want to evict someone because of a roof problem caused by the weather?. If the flat was trashed then fair enough, think you are being a bit harsh here.

I agree, as roof tiles coming off are nothing to do with the tenant but the elements. If however there is damp coming into the property, then the tenant should inform the LL and allow an inspection for repairs.

PasturesNew

Tenant might not have even noticed .... if they're at work then most of the time they're at home it's dark... and cold ... and wet.

And, it's not usually a LL that fixes a roof, it's usually a managing agent, so any tenant might assume it's being sorted.

As for the damp patch - is your informant sh4gging your tenant? How'd you know there's a damp patch?

crafty*kate

I don't often post here, but what the heck....why on earth are you already talking about evicting them when you don't know what's going on?! Who is this neighbour, and why are they telling you this? They could have any kind of reason for making something up.

A friendly call to check if everything is ok would be a much better way to start off in my opinion. How many times have you tried contacting them? Might they be out at work? Or away on holiday? Or ill?

If you start off being confrontational then things will only get worse.

Trollfever

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/30034147#Comment_30034147

crafty*kate

Sounds like the OP needs to go back to whoever did that new roof then

G_M

theartfullodger wrote: »

Join RLA or NLA

Go on a course about how to be a landlord (both run them).

Realise that in business sometimes, like in life, you lose.

Next??

An amazing thread! Shocking original post followed by a complete mix of responses from the totally ignorant to the genuinely useful.

Artfull's above is most pertinent as the OP clearly has very little idea of his/her role/responsibilty as a LL.

t0rt0ise

As the OP wrote a previous thread about the roof and damp, I wonder if the mark the neighbour has seen on the ceiling is an old mark and not new damp at all. Even if the ceiling has been painted, marks can often show through again.

rachyp

Thanks for the replies.
In response to a few of the points:

-I have tried to contact the tenant but they have not replied.
-The neighbour saw the damp patch when he went round to the flat on a social visit.
- roof was fixed over the summer so it could be the original damp patch which was 'fixed'
-it is an attic flat so yes the tiles are from that flat.
-i had thought the tenant would inform me if the tiles have come off as they can only have come from the flat's roof.
-the owners of the flats (3 of them inc me) on the freehold so it is our responsibilty to fix the roof between us. This is why my neighbour let me know.
-I will need to get into the flat to check the damp and arrange for someone to come round and sort it out. I am not planning an unplanned without permission visit.