Landlord wants to show people around "All day Wednesday"

G_M

GDB2222 wrote: »

But G_M, whilst the landlord has a right of entry to repair, and he can bring workmen with him, that does not entitle him to bring prospective tenants with.

Quite often, tenancies have clauses allowing landlords to bring prospective tenants around during the last month or 2 of the tenancy, subject to reasonable notice. I have never quite understood how that meshes in with the tenant's right to refuse entry. I suspect that the position is probably that the tenant is allowed to refuse entry, but the landlord may be able to sue for damages if there is a void period.

Not sure I follow why a LL can bring a contractor but not a prospective tenant...? I did not say the LL only had a right of access for repairs. The right of access for viewing purposes is usually contractual, rather than backed up by obligations imposed by statute. In this case, we've not seen the contract of course.

But even if not written explicitly into the contract, there may be an implied right, especially in a student house where there is a known, annual, turn-around of tenants.

You are quite right about the problem of 'meshing' the conflicting rights. That is why we have courts - to resolve conflicts.

As for the LL suing for consequential loss as a result of denial of access, it would come down to 'reasonableness' I suspect. The court would look at the contract; at what notice the LL provided; at whether the tenant had offerred alternatives or refused outright; whether there were other factors (tenant claimed LL had been rude, agressive, threatening etc)

So I repeat the golden rules here, which apply equally to LL and tenant are

1) reach an amicable arrangement if at all possible and
2) put your intentions/conditions/alternatives etc on record in writing