Landlord wants to take pictures for sale

tyler80

I'm less inclined to be reasonable after previous experiences. Our last rental was put on the market, they asked if they could take photos and I said I'd prefer if they used some we provided (we'd taken some when we'd first moved in so nice and decluttered) or let us see photos they took before publishing. They chose to use our photos in the end. We also agreed that they could provide the estate agent with a copy of the key and that they could conduct viewings without our prior agreement during a period of time we were on holiday.

I thought this was all very reasonable on our part. So we were somewhat pee-d off when come moving out time they tried to keep our entire deposit for what was fair wear and tear (note to self: former owner-occupiers do not make good landlords) and the agency tried to charge us huge sums of money for references for the property we were moving into.

We didn't want to do viewings ourselves because we may have been too honest!

Enfieldian

theartfullodger wrote: »

In your shoes I'd ask for 50% reduction in rent until sold & written references up-front..

Artful

Wow!

Good luck with that.......

neverdespairgirl

A lot of people seem to forget that renters are parting with large wedges of their hard-earned in return for a home. Yes, that home has either a limited time on it (fixed term AST) or the possibility of 2-3 months' notice being served (periodic), but it's not in any sense the LL's home / property / house except for the right to regain possession in a legal and proper manner.

A lot of people on here probably have mortgage holders, or own a long leasehold on a flat, etc. How would they feel if the bank / freeholder barged about because it was "their" property?

The LL might want to sell it. Good for him. But it's not his to sell at the moment, apart from with the lease in place.

LydiaJ

When I was about to move out of my rented house, my LL wanted to take pictures for remarketing - to let again rather than for sale, but I don't think that makes all that much difference. I felt much the same - I didn't want pictures of my home and stuff on the internet. I thought about it, and realised that actually I didn't mind pictures of the kitchen and bathroom, because they'd be pictures of the fitted units and not of my belongings. So I gave permission for them to take photos of those, and obviously they took pictures of the outside, and they had to make do with those. Perhaps the OP might like to consider doing something similar?

dodger1

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

How would they feel if the bank / freeholder barged about because it was "their" property?

Where has this barging about come from. The agent has made a request to take some photographs, nothing more nothing less.

quantic

What goes around comes around, has the landlord been good to you? What would you want the tenant to do if you where in his position? Try to reach a compromise that you are both happy with. Not everything comes down to what you have to do, sometimes its nice to be nice.

harrup

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

A lot of people seem to forget that renters are parting with large wedges of their hard-earned in return for a home. Yes, that home has either a limited time on it (fixed term AST) or the possibility of 2-3 months' notice being served (periodic), but it's not in any sense the LL's home / property / house except for the right to regain possession in a legal and proper manner.

A lot of people on here probably have mortgage holders, or own a long leasehold on a flat, etc. How would they feel if the bank / freeholder barged about because it was "their" property?

The LL might want to sell it. Good for him. But it's not his to sell at the moment, apart from with the lease in place.

Excellent points, couldn't agree more.

The ONLY exception I could see to the above if the LL had stipulates or requested this as a contingency of renting the place to the OP PRIOR to renting out the place.

You know.... for all the tea in China I cannot get my head round the British letting/renting system. I grew up in Switzerland and Austria and no one, NO ONE renting would remotely entertain to show a place for the LL. Or to have the LL - this being usually a large company - entering their premises UNLESS they specifically invite the LL to do so. Most of my family and friends over there rent. I don't think they have EVER seen the proprietor of their appartment or house for their entire rental life.

Renting anywhere else in Europe means that it is THEIR house/home just as much as any privately owned home here would be. They can decorate it they way they want it, maintain it any way they want it....the ONLY difference is they can't sell the property....because it isn't theirs to sell. But it is still their HOME. That's what the rent paid is in exchange for, no?

I am amazed and in awe what renters here put up with.