Frequent request to inspect room.

patchwork_cat

My DD is at Uni and is in a private student flat, the manager of the accommodation has asked 4 times since 19 September for access, which is unreasonable. Her tenancy agreement states the normal 24 hours notice, but surely to ask 4 times in 3 months is getting a bit much. The normal inspection was conducted and was perfectly satisfactory, so can we say -no jog on as DD has now come home for Xmas and they want access this Thursday.

In fact as Uni has broken up most of the students will have gone home, so they will be accessing nearly 400 flats without any of the occupiers being present.

When my DS was at Uni he was in flats for 2 years and they visited about twice each year.

Pixie5740

By "private student flat" do you mean that your daughter has an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and the landlord lives elsewhere? Does the tenancy agreement say anything about the frequency of inspections or say how/when the landlord can enter?

marksoton

Personally i'd tell them to get lost..

Pixie5740

marksoton wrote: »

Personally i'd tell them to get lost..

I'd get a fake dog turd and leave it on the floor.

patchwork_cat

Yes, assured shorthold tenancy on 3 large blocks of flats ( no she isn't a lodger). Nothing in tenancy agreement about frequency of inspection, just the usual 24 hours reasonable notice.

Guest101

More importantly, is it a joint tenancy for the whole property or separate tenancies for the rooms?

patchwork_cat

Separate tenancies for each room. Jointly liable for damage to shared space. It is a standard student 'hall' with private landlord. Although recommended by the Uni. It is CRM.

Guest101

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Separate tenancies for each room. Jointly liable for damage to shared space. It is a standard student 'hall' with private landlord. Although recommended by the Uni. It is CRM.

There's no such thing as standard


But it does complicate matters as they can inspect communal areas whenever they want and obviously the usual answer of changing the locks cannot be applied.

patchwork_cat

Can't change the locks anyway as they are electronic key fobs. Each room has it's own lock, there is an outside block lock ( say that after a few!) a lock to the 6 unit flat with shared kitchen and hall and an individual lock to own room and bathroom.

andyfromotley

Why dont you contact them and say that this level of visits is unreasonable if you think it is, and see what they say? I'm ok with the level of visits you describe but i am far from ok with them sceduling them when they know that people will be away and therefore have no realistic chance of being present.
I suppose a different way of looking at it is that it shows a good active landord keen to keep on top of things and stop the property becoming run down?

agrinnall

Perhaps they are looking frequently because they haven't been satisfied on previous visits. You say they will be looking at 400 flats but do you know this for a fact? Maybe it's only your daughter's flat that they have an issue with.