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Is there anything i can do?
bramble1
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Leaving my property today there was a painter decorator in the downstairs vacant room, he called to me to say the landlord asked him to fix our front door and he'll be doing it at some point in the next couple of days.
No one has asked our permission to enter the property.
Would it be out of order to me to leave him a note saying i assume he can mend the door without opening it as no one has asked for access to the property?
Landlord is abroad so not easy to get hold of.
Or is there any point - from what i can see nothing can be done about people entering the property without permission, as it can just make things sour between the tenant and landlord which will ultimatly make us lose out not them.
No one has asked our permission to enter the property.
Would it be out of order to me to leave him a note saying i assume he can mend the door without opening it as no one has asked for access to the property?
Landlord is abroad so not easy to get hold of.
Or is there any point - from what i can see nothing can be done about people entering the property without permission, as it can just make things sour between the tenant and landlord which will ultimatly make us lose out not them.
Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
Debt payments 2012 £433.27
Debt payments 2012 £433.27
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1) do you want the door fixed?
2) are you concerned about a workman having acess to your home?
If 1) is yes and 2) is no, then let him get on with it.
If 2) is yes, then change the barrel of the lock and ask the workman to arrange a time with you when you can be there.
Is the LL on holiday or does he live abroad? If living overseas
1) do you have an address in Eng for serving Notices on him? If not, you do not have to pay rent
2) Do you pay rent direct to him/his bank, or to a UK represenattative/agent? If direct, you may be chased by HMRC for HIS income tax on the rent! See here.0 -
1. not fussed about the door. It needs to be done, but it's not unsecure in anyway.
2. yes. I don't know this guy from adam, he's an 'odd job' man. I have a dog, who's not always able to go to work with my OH, and i don't know how he'd react to a total stranger in the house.
Why put in agreements that tenants are to be given 24 hours notice if it doesn't matter anyway? 24 hours would allow me to arrange for pet care.
changing the barrel of the lock if the land lord has given keys to the workman is only going to aggravate a situation too.Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
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So what do you want?
If you want to stop the guy coming in, you've been advised a) that you legally can and b) how to do it.
If you prefer not to act on the advice because it "is only going to aggravate a situation" then I don't see how we can help you.
Oh - yes! Idea. PM me and I'll pop round and keep an eye on the guy for you while he's there.0 -
Leaving my property today there was a painter decorator in the downstairs vacant room, he called to me to say the landlord asked him to fix our front door and he'll be doing it at some point in the next couple of days.
No one has asked our permission to enter the property.
Would it be out of order to me to leave him a note saying i assume he can mend the door without opening it as no one has asked for access to the property?
Landlord is abroad so not easy to get hold of.
Or is there any point - from what i can see nothing can be done about people entering the property without permission, as it can just make things sour between the tenant and landlord which will ultimatly make us lose out not them.
Is this house let out on a room by room basis? Or are you responsible for paying the rent on the vacant room?
Do you have a postal address in this country to which you can send letters for the landlord? Because otherwise he cannot collect rent.
Has he provided you with the required HMRC documentation proving he is paying his UK taxes? Otherwise you have to deduct them from the rent and send them to the HMRC instead.If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing0 -
No address for the uk, and nothing to say they are paying taxes.
our house is let out under a separate title to the downstairs property which is commercial.Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
Debt payments 2012 £433.270 -
Can i just dead lock my door tomorrow to stop anyone else getting in? instead of changing the barrel?Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
Debt payments 2012 £433.270 -
Not correct. RAS is talking about landlords who live overseas - even then, they don't have to prove anything to the tenant.Has he provided you with the required HMRC documentation proving he is paying his UK taxes? Otherwise you have to deduct them from the rent and send them to the HMRC instead.
Check your tenancy agreement - probably on there.No address for the uk,
Please answer RAS's question about how the house is rented out. If you rent a ROOM then you have no control over who accesses the communal area. If you rent the whole HOUSE, then you can control who enter it.Life should be a little nuts; otherwise it's just a bunch of Thursdays strung together.0 -
Not correct. RAS is talking about landlords who live overseas - even then, they don't have to prove anything to the tenant.
Check your tenancy agreement - probably on there.
Please answer RAS's question about how the house is rented out. If you rent a ROOM then you have no control over who accesses the communal area. If you rent the whole HOUSE, then you can control who enter it.
I rent a flat which is above a commercial property, we have a communal hallway. The door in question is my own private front door to my flat, not that of the communal entrace.
There is no uk address on the tenancy agreement, I've checked. They live overseas and rent out their properties they own here.Annual Grocery Budget £364.00/£1500
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you are well within your rights to refuse access to your property0
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