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Landlord entry to property
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Well, if he forces the door you can add criminal trespass to the charge of harassment.
Please change the barrel of at least one of the locks tomorrow. lt'll cost you about a fiver from B&Q.0 -
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OP don't get into an argument with the landlord. It's not worth it.
1. Just change the locks and tell him you have done so and that they will be changed back once you move out. Give a one sentence explanation of why you have done it. (Don't reply to any emails he sends to you about the subject.)
2. Also inform the letting agent you have done this and explain it is because of the landlord harassing you. Make it clear that you have no problem that they the letting agent visit the property with prospective tenants as long as they give you x hours written notice so that you can be there.
3. If the landlord writes you long emails with threats ignore them. Only answer whether he can have access or not, and cc the letting agent the reply.
4. If he forces the locks or gets a locksmith then inform the police immediately. If your wife is home alone then ensure she calls the police first and you next.
Recently in London a magistrate was found guilty of harassing and illegal eviction of their tenant, so landlords from all walks of life can be guilty of harassing tenants.
The landlord phoning you at weekends and evenings isn't harassment alone. What is harassment is if after you have told them they cannot enter on a particular time/date they continue to phone and demand entry on that day. However until they turn up on that date not much can be done.
Oh and a quick way to get rid of people who phone you when you don't want them is to tell them politely you are busy, you cannot take their call now and end it immediately.
If he keeps phoning if it's a mobile then you should have his number or it will come up as "private number calling" in which case don't pick the phone up. If it's a landline it's more difficult unless you have caller display.I'm not cynical I'm realistic
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Absolutley agree with Olly above.
Do NOT get into further dialogue, either by phone, face-to-face, or email. You've made your position clear so nothing more to say. Ignore emails/texts/letters (but store them), and politely refuse to speak if he rings/comes to the door (as Olly says "I'm busy so can't talk. Sorry." or better still "I'm afraid I have nothing further to say").
Well done with the police.0 -
Can that post about the email to the police be put as a sticky please?0
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OP, I'm sorry you are having such a bad time with your LL. One thing that I noticed is that you are communicating by email and phone with your LL. You really should do this in writing. You should ideally send 2 letters with a certificate of posting (free from the post office). Do be sure to send a copy to the LA as well (also with a certificate of posting). Any time your LL contacts you by phone or in person, you must write down the date, time and a summary of what happened.
Please do send a copy of your above email to your LL tomorow when the post office opens. Written evidence is the best form for court or arbitration proceedings.0 -
Creamlampshade wrote: »OP, I'm sorry you are having such a bad time with your LL. One thing that I noticed is that you are communicating by email and phone with your LL. You really should do this in writing. You should ideally send 2 letters with a certificate of posting (free from the post office). Do be sure to send a copy to the LA as well (also with a certificate of posting). Any time your LL contacts you by phone or in person, you must write down the date, time and a summary of what happened.
Please do send a copy of your above email to your LL tomorow when the post office opens. Written evidence is the best form for court or arbitration proceedings.
Agents, landlords and tenants communicate in a wide variety of ways. They frequently email one another; send text messages, and even use twitter, Facebook and other social networking systems. In addition, it is now common for telephone calls to be recorded and all post to be scanned as electronic documents.
Rule 31.4 of the Civil Procedure Rules defines a document as “anything in which information of any description is recorded”. This definition is wide enough to cover all of the above categories of communication. In any case where disclosure is required, such as a disrepair claim by a tenant, it would potentially be necessary to disclose all such communication between the parties where it concerned the matters at hand.0 -
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