Landlord frequently turning up unannounced.....

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clark24

Thankyou all so much for being so understanding, I had started to think maybe this was normal and all LLs treated their tenants like they were scruffy little squatters (which is how he makes me feel). I have spoken to my husband and we are going to make a plan of action, we will contact the actual owner and outline our concerns, aswell as contact the local housing place, and also put voiles up and change the Yale over in the front door, whilst putting 'things' in the way of the back doors.

My husband is off to have an operation today so he will be away for a couple of days, I am more nervous about the bloke turning up and hassling me than I am about my husbands op! I also have to go to a meeting later, which means leaving my daughter alone in the house, so she will bolt everything from the inside and shut all the curtains, he really freaks her out, and I doubt we will get much sleep while my husband is gone.

It's funny how a legal TA is apparently only important when it comes to how the tenants have to behave, the LLs can just disregard the whole '2 days notice' and saunter about as they like, and I'm a bit upset that all the neighbours who were so friendly and welcoming when we moved in have apparently been spying on us (he admitted as such) as now I am disinclined to chat to them and I really wanted to enjoy living here.

BitterAndTwisted

Lots of landlords understand their tenants' right to quiet enjoyment and rarely come into direct contact with them unless there is a problem.

You have acquired an officious lunatic, which is most unfortunate.

In order to change the Yale lock it is not necessary to swap the whole thing. You can buy a replacement BARREL quite cheaply, possibly for about a fiver or so. Keep the old barrel somewhere safe so you can swap it back at the end of your tenancy.

looby75

rather than being stressed about keeping the house tidy I'd be more inclined to purposely leave a few things out, just to wind him up.

There is nothing he can do about it and it would probably drive him crazy If he mentioned it to me I'd tell him to mind his own business (but not quite as politely as that)

Seriously you have my sympathy though, I know what it's like to feel constantly on edge in your own home and it's not nice.

GDB2222

I read (most of) this thread. It does not strike me that the LL is purposefully trying to be obstructive or intrusive. Whilst it is obviously annoying, it may well be that he is just plain thick-skinned. I strongly suggest that you try to be as tactful as possible, both to preserve good relations and because he does not realise that he is behaving like a lunatic. He may just be lonely and bored. A little bit of charity on your part may go a long way.

picklepick

GDB2222 wrote: »

I read (most of) this thread. It does not strike me that the LL is purposefully trying to be obstructive or intrusive. Whilst it is obviously annoying, it may well be that he is just plain thick-skinned. I strongly suggest that you try to be as tactful as possible, both to preserve good relations and because he does not realise that he is behaving like a lunatic. He may just be lonely and bored. A little bit of charity on your part may go a long way.

I would agree with this had I not just read that he isn't actually the landlord! Just someone who's apparently been put in charge of being nosey. Probably because he's good at it!

OP your plan sounds good to me. I'd definitely be changing the locks and installing some nets as soon as.

SuzieSue

clark24 wrote: »

as he commented (nastily) on how the washing up hadn't been done (a couple of bowls and mugs).

This is absolutely ridiculous.

SuzieSue

clark24 wrote: »

and I'm a bit upset that all the neighbours who were so friendly and welcoming when we moved in have apparently been spying on us (he admitted as such) as now I am disinclined to chat to them and I really wanted to enjoy living here.

You really mustn't let this upset. If your LL is a strange and thick- skinned as you say, the neighbours probably couldn't say that they didn't want to spy on you. They probably just agreed to it to get rid of him. I'm sure your neighbours are lovely, so you shouldn't let what the LL said affect your relationship with them.

clark24

I agree he is obviously lonely and bored, why else would he drive 36 miles to tell me the roses might need dead heading soon and ask me if I have swept the path today, and have I been recycling properly, and to ask where I bought my wild bird food and how often did I feed them and have I been polishing the letterbox frequently and ............................... all the time walking round the outside of the house, peering into the windows and commenting on my housekeeping skills.

But after the first few visits poking about in my life I stopped feeling charitable and accommodating and started to wish he would 'do one' and get a life of his own. I am a tenant of a member of his family, I am not his friend and not responsible for giving him something useful to do. I just want to be left alone in peace with my family, but when he turns up so frequently for absolutely no reason apart from he is bored, lonely and he knows he can, I can't relax and that is really getting me angry.

BitterAndTwisted

Just write your firm letter to the landlord. And stop being so passive and polite with this bloke. Having a fall-out with him won't affect your security of tenure one iota.

The next time he shows up just tell him to leave because you have nothing to discuss with him.