Given notice, landlord suddenly want's to come round?

tom9980

I see nothing to suggest this landlord wishes to do anything other than to see what work needs doing when you are gone. It can take weeks to get tradesman to do anything if my recent experience is anything to go by.

Now you may agree to let them do work early if they refund some rent, something I managed with a previous landlord. My landlord also let me have the deposit back early as well on the day the tenancy finished because of that meeting with no fuss. We trusted each other because of previous meetings and agreements over various issues. Fostering good relations between tenant and landlord can be very beneficial when done right.

That landlord gutted our flat and did a complete refit, then moved next doors tenant in and refitted that as well, so future tenants got perfect new properties. I'd suggest you leave yourself open to negative consequences if you start getting too shirty during this meeting.

jjlandlord

This thread is typical of the terrible mentality here.

It is reasonable for the agent/landlord to inspect in order to be able to plan any work before the next tenant moves in.
They have the right to inspect and the tenant has no right to refuse or be difficult.

No more, no less. End of story.

Guest101

jjlandlord wrote: »

This thread is typical of the terrible mentality here.

It is reasonable for the agent/landlord to inspect in order to be able to plan any work before the next tenant moves in.
They have the right to inspect and the tenant has no right to refuse or be difficult.

No more, no less. End of story.

I think most people have agreed that the OP should let them.

If they become rude, the tenant had the right to tell them to leave

jjlandlord

Guest101 wrote: »

If they become rude, the tenant had the right to tell them to leave

And if they try to murder him he should call the police right away...

Guest101

jjlandlord wrote: »

And if they try to murder him he should call the police right away...

... It's good to clarify that the tenant can tell them to leave. Some people may think the notice means they can just be there, no matter what.

jjlandlord

Guest101 wrote: »

... It's good to clarify that the tenant can tell them to leave. Some people may think the notice means they can just be there, no matter what.

You like to have the last word, even if you have nothing to add, don't you?

Edit: He replied, and thus proved my point...

Guest101

jjlandlord wrote: »

You like to have the last word, even if you have nothing to add, don't you?

And you like to be sarcastic whenever the opportunity arises. We all have our faults.

'Word'

System

Just to clarify, The LA received my notice yesterday and phoned me immediately to say they were coming round. The last day of my tenancy is the 19th January.

Plenty of time for them to organise decorators etc. to come in after my tenancy ends.

tom9980

dieselpower1988 wrote: »

Just to clarify, The LA received my notice yesterday and phoned me immediately to say they were coming round. The last day of my tenancy is the 19th January.

Plenty of time for them to organise decorators etc. to come in after my tenancy ends.

How do they know what work needs doing? If the landlord has not inspected personally he won't know.

mrginge

dieselpower1988 wrote: »

Just to clarify, The LA received my notice yesterday and phoned me immediately to say they were coming round. The last day of my tenancy is the 19th January.

Plenty of time for them to organise decorators etc. to come in after my tenancy ends.

Plenty of examples on this board of where tenants have problems with LL/LA's ignoring them and the subsequent hassle of getting deposits back. Here we seem to have a LL/LA that wants to get things sorted quickly.
Why not just be accommodating and work with them? You don't have to let them screw you over, just be an adult and negotiate what you will be doing, what they will do and when they can conveniently do it. If that involves an early surrender/rent reduction then ask for it.

Alternatively you can take the guest101 approach and simply change the locks while shouting your rights at them through the letterbox.