Landlady putting house on market

jjlandlord

pyueck wrote: »

If a landlord has permission there is no issue at all.

You're avoiding the question...

pyueck

jjlandlord wrote: »

You're avoiding the question...

Sorry what's the question?

If a landlord and tenant agree the landlord and viewers can come round everybody is happy.

If it's the emergency question the landlord and tenant act allows entrance to the landlord in an emergency, although if the tenant refuses this is a legal minefield. The landlord and tenant act does not allow equivalent landlord access for viewings, hence the distinction.

dodger1

Rights of entry to the property

3.32

We would object to a provision giving the landlord an excessive right to enter the rented property. Under any kind of lease or tenancy, a landlord is required by common law to allow his tenants 'exclusive possession' and 'quiet enjoyment' of the premises during the tenancy. In other words, tenants must be free from unwarranted intrusion by anyone, including the landlord.

Landlords are unfairly disregarding that basic obligation if they reserve a right to enter the property without giving reasonable notice or getting the tenant's consent, except for good reason.

Excessive right? That's highly subjective, if the LL wants a viewing once a week in the final two months, is that excessive? Not to me and maybe not to the OFT, we simply don't know, so that term may well not be unfair. As usual with these things it's very wishy washy.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

These threads which get hijacked with fruitless legal arguments are not helpful to those who are unclear about their rights.

There is obviously wriggle room for debate in a court of law, but how likely is it that the OP is going to end up there?

Annabee

This seems to have developed into the usual argument about whether or not a tenant has to allow viewings.

However, whatever the rights or wrongs of this, most posters seem to have overlooked the fact that the OP's AST doesn't expire until JULY and it's now only February. Surely far too long to have to expect to put up with viewings?

ghostfinder

Thanks for all the replies.

I am working away from home until Friday night so i wont be able to check the AST until the weekend.

i think , maybe, the agent is doing this to keep the sale of the house, other the LL would just go to another agent.

We had hassle last year when he boiler became an issue. the LL bought in so many gas companies to quote, each one involved giving up a evening or something while they measured up and quoted.

i would like to keep the relationship with the agent good, i would need a reference for another let.

My Credit history is very bad, see posts from 2013


Will post back over the weekend with my AST info.

Thanks again for the replies

45002

ghostfinder wrote: »

As the title really,

just wanted to no were i stand with this

AST ends in July, we were expecting a S21 in May.

House is in England.

Had a call from estate agent to say house is going up for sale now, board going up this weekend, and would we work with them to allow viewings?

If this was May and a S21 had been served then i would have no issue with this.

Letting agent trying to assure us that the house will take ages to sell and not to worry

do i have to allow access before May?

any advice would be great



Thanks

ghostfinder wrote:

Thanks for all the replies.

I am working away from home until Friday night so i wont be able to check the AST until the weekend.

i think , maybe, the agent is doing this to keep the sale of the house, other the LL would just go to another agent.

We had hassle last year when he boiler became an issue. the LL bought in so many gas companies to quote, each one involved giving up a evening or something while they measured up and quoted.

i would like to keep the relationship with the agent good, i would need a reference for another let.

My Credit history is very bad, see posts from 2013


Will post back over the weekend with my AST info.

Thanks again for the replies

Very slimmer thread here http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?66571-Rented-house-going-on-the-market

ghostfinder

Yeah that will be me too

45002

ghostfinder wrote:

Yeah that will be me too

Thank you copierguy:beer:

45002

As a Tenant myself.

Some time ago having been through two sales myself and had legal advice on both occasions regarding viewings from 2 different solicitors and a TRO...

There advice was there was nothing in law to force a tenant to cooperate with viewings.

They went on to say only option available to LL would to be evict the tenant lawfully, then have viewings.

In my case they couldn't evict me as I have a Regulated Tenancy...