Dealing with difficult tenants!

Bossyboots

I know its no real help for the actual predicament you are in, but my son is renting a flat and has rented one previously. If his previous landlord or his current one was to inspect mid tenancy, they would have heart failure.

However when my son moved out of his first flat I scrubbed it from top to bottom and it was cleaner when he left than when he moved in, including the scummy toilet which I left shining white.

Likewise his current flat after I have visited is considerably more amenable to a landlord inspection than before.

However he is respectful of property, just not very good at housework so if you have already noted exterior damage then I can understand why you want to inspect but the tenants may have been planning on putting things right. (Although if the neighbours have had cause to complain I concede that is highly unlikely).

prudryden

iwillretireatfifty wrote:

Thanks for all your replies. We are due to call round to the tenants in an hour and I know for a fact that they are not going to let us in.

There must be someone out there that has been in this position before?!?!

Any advice?

Good luck! If they don't let you in, hopefully, you might be able to smell dope or something wafting out of the door. You might just get some police help.

ukbill69

I think being a landlord you should expect things, don't pee them off otherwise they might wreck your house before you can get it. Taking them to court wont help, they might get a CCJ in there name, but 5 years later it will be wiped off.

cheapskate101

prudryden wrote:

Good luck! If they don't let you in, hopefully, you might be able to smell dope or something wafting out of the door. You might just get some police help.

Police help for dope? You'll be lucky. Ask all your neighbours if they can smell gas. If any of them think that there is a hint of gas in the air, report it as a gas escape and ask if you can attend the same time they visit as worried landlord, as they have right of entry.

prudryden

cheapskate101 wrote:

Police help for dope? You'll be lucky. Ask all your neighbours if they can smell gas. If any of them think that there is a hint of gas in the air, report it as a gas escape and ask if you can attend the same time they visit as worried landlord, as they have right of entry.

Well, the implication I intended was a big stronger than one joint. Possibly something more sinister. But your point was well taken on what I actually wrote.

iwillretireatfifty

Well we did call round, and guess what - they were in, but wouldn't answer the door or telephone and had the curtains closed! :mad:

We gave up, sought police advice (who said we could enter with our own key or get a locksmith to let us in) but then just went home and wrote them a letter to say we would call back later in the week and dropped it through what was remaining of the letter box!

Bathed the kids, put them to bed then got a knock at the door to be confronted by the police. They've only gone and rang the police to have us done for harrassment!!! GGrrrrrrrrrr. :eek: I felt so sorry for the guy and he was apologetic for being there and agreed that calling round was certainly not harrassment. They have done nothing more than completely waste police time. Nonetheless, this steps things up to a serious nature now, as harrassment is certainly a route that we want to completely and utterly avoid being accused of. I wouldn't care, we are such nice law abiding people - probably just too nice LOL!!!

I can see I am going to have a busy day tomorrow sorting out our next move.

Many thanks for all your responses.

mr.broderick

pm me, i have a tel no for you, they'll remove them for £400 with minimal fallout.

Doozergirl

Oh, I'm really sorry to hear that OP. What a nightmare for you

Did you try the other web forum I suggested? I'm sure there are people there with bags of experience

anotherbigspender

mr.broderick wrote:

pm me, i have a tel no for you, they'll remove them for £400 with minimal fallout.

are you allowed to tell us how?! :T

mr.broderick

anotherbigspender wrote:

are you allowed to tell us how?! :T

no sorry..