Landlord's agent is stressing me out re: viewings

glasgowdan

I think you'll find your agreement possibly refers to returning the property to the LL with new locks is not permitted. During your lease you can change them as long as you out the original barrels back when you leave.

always_sunny

elverson wrote: »

Can you give them a whole Saturday (and just go out for a few hours)? This is when most buyers would want to do viewings and then you can reasonably refuse any further viewings in the week.

a whole Saturday can be highly inconvenient, after working the whole week, the last thing a tenant may want is getting the house ready for inspections.
When I moved out my previous flat I had to go through similar, by the 2nd round I didn't even care if the flat wasn't ready for photo shoots!

Change the look and charge the for the visits :rotfl:

[Deleted User]

Deciding to sell the place so early in your fixed term (did the LL not know he needed to sell two months ago - unlikely) is ridiculous.

With my LL I did present the place for viewings..,. intiailly but when I saw that there were a lot of chancers coming round (with no serious intent to buy) I felt rather invaded.., it was my stuff they were looking at lol.

So after a few viewings I said no more. If you want to sell, do it after I leave.

However if your LL really urgently needs to sell (financial reasons) I suppose you have to decide which bit of hassle you can live with more easily (a LL with financial problems or viewings and a new LL who might not even realise initially they will have to be a LL)..

I'd at least change the locks and limit the viewings. I did change the locks on my place. I suspect even if the LL took you to court a judge would decide that viewings 6 weeks into a tenancy agreement does not count as an 'emergency' which is what the law allows access for. Phone Shelter for advice. I did have the LL's partner (business) screaming down the phone at me that I had to allow viewings at one point. I just said firmly, no, I am allowed quiet enjoyment and this breaches it. Viewings aren't an emergency repair. I would say a LL taking a tenant to court on this basis is rare, and winning their case extremely unlikely. It may be in your TA but its an unfair term.., statutory law supersedes what's in your contract.

Check your deposit is protected. Just in case.

david1951

The bottom line here is that you need to be way more assertive than you are being at present.

As others suggest send a letter to the landlord, copy the agent and keep a copy yourself. I would also email the signed letter to the agent (as a pdf) and say that you no longer wish to communicate via phone or email with them due to their continued harrassment. Tell them you are keeping a record of how much they've called/emailed/etc (and also do this).

Remind them that they can't enter your home without 24hrs written notice, and you are well aware of your options to counterclaim, e.g., for harrassment if they take you to court.

Say that you are more than happy to have viewings at specified times (if that is the case), and you wish to reach an amicable solution.