'Landlord only' storage being added to rental property

thelem

As mentioned above, if you prevent the landlord from doing something they really want you to do then they can solve the problem by serving notice on you and finding a new tenant. You can use your current contract against him for the remainder of the fixed term (if applicable), but after that he is free to offer you new terms, which may include a shed in the garden.


If I were your landlord I would allow you to use the shed for the remainder of your fixed term. After that, I would offer a new contract that did not include the shed or any of the land that is required to access the shed.


Where is the shed? Does it have its own road access?

bris

A sheds an outbuilding and not part of the property so council tax isn't an issue.


Bottom line is you are going to have problems with this regardless of what you want.
You can choose to move, object or live with it, the objection will likely se you get a S21.
Next time he will rent it shed in place with clear demands on it so some one will take it and will live with it.


And to be fair it's in the tenancy so you knew this was coming so not really a big surprise is it.

Cakeguts

bris wrote: »

A sheds an outbuilding and not part of the property so council tax isn't an issue.


Bottom line is you are going to have problems with this regardless of what you want.
You can choose to move, object or live with it, the objection will likely se you get a S21.
Next time he will rent it shed in place with clear demands on it so some one will take it and will live with it.


And to be fair it's in the tenancy so you knew this was coming so not really a big surprise is it.

It might be in the tenancy agreement but also in there is the fact that the tenant is renting the house the drive and the garage. How can they be renting the drive and the garage if there is a shed on the drive? Bascially the tenant is going to be paying for part of the property that they can't use because the landlord has parked a large shed on it.



The least that should happen is a reduction in rent to reflect that the landlord has removed part of the property from the tenant's use.

tlc678910

I think realistically you can't do much without souring your pleasant relationship with the landlord and in time getting served notice. If the plan goes ahead at best the stuff could be stored long term and forgotten about with little access require, at worst lots of coming and going which would perhaps cause you to want to move on anyway.

If there is a gate that can be padlocked (one key to you, one to landlord) it would offer some security so that randoms can't come and go without getting the key from them. Or you could lock the gate and hold the only key with the agreement you will leave it unlocked when the landlord has asked to access the shed.

I would ask to discuss terms but compromise e.g. you would like the shed and gate locked to discourage burglars and no visits before 7am/after 7pm (or 9am/5pm if you find that more agreeable) without prior appointment and no visits in hours of darkness (which in the winter may be long) without prior appointment.
Tlc

Nobbie1967

Too many posts are just pushing you to be adversarial about this issue, that won't end well. As posted above, the best route is to request a meeting with your landlord to discuss all the issues around the shed that have been raised on this thread. You currently have a good relationship and they have previously behaved well. Get an idea of what they will be using it for and whether you can come to an agreement on times of access and who has access, the last thing you want is some stranger poking around your garden at midnight.

Don't go into this expecting it to be a big issue, just see it as sorting out arrangements for managing his access and remind him that he can't just pop into the house while he's there (if this is even a likely issue)

You currently have a property at below market rent with a seemingly decent landlord, I'm sure there is a way to keep you both happy.