Rental property - landlord wants to take photos to sell it...

lisyloo

I suspect our landlord won't be very happy either.....

Your lanlord should have considered how to deal with marketing the property with sitting tenants.
A good way to deal with it would have been to offer you a discount on the rent in return for your trouble/co-operation. That's not rocket science and likely to leave everyone happy.

pinklady21

lisyloo wrote: »

Your lanlord should have considered how to deal with marketing the property with sitting tenants.
A good way to deal with it would have been to offer you a discount on the rent in return for your trouble/co-operation. That's not rocket science and likely to leave everyone happy.

Precisely! We have already offered to assist with viewings etc, and we do not wish to be difficult, but the latest nonsense about wanting their photographer to move our stuff around for best effect in their marketing photos really was taking it a bit too far.

He really ought to be at least offering us a discount, otherwise we are seriously considering changing the locks, and making him wait until we have vacated before he can market it.

Marvel1

pinklady21 wrote: »

Precisely! We have already offered to assist with viewings etc, and we do not wish to be difficult, but the latest nonsense about wanting their photographer to move our stuff around for best effect in their marketing photos really was taking it a bit too far.

He really ought to be at least offering us a discount, otherwise we are seriously considering changing the locks, and making him wait until we have vacated before he can market it.

Should change them regardless.

pinklady21

cjdavies wrote: »

Should change them regardless.

Agree and the locks were changed at our request (and cost) before we moved in, but the landlord has retained a set of keys. This is quite helpful if we can't be in for repairs to be carried out, but it really was rather naughty of him to use these to show an Estate Agent round without asking us first.

Grezz24

pinklady21 wrote: »

Agree and the locks were changed at our request before we moved in, but the landlord has retained a set of keys. This is quite helpful if we can't be in for repairs to be carried out, but it really was rather naughty of him to use these to show an Estate Agent round without asking us first.

its more than naughty, hes breaking his own tenancy agreement.

pinklady21

Grezz24 wrote: »

its more than naughty, hes breaking his own tenancy agreement.

I know. It really is not on. He is rather an inexperienced landlord, but that really is no excuse!

akira181

Landlords taking advantage is a pet peeve of mine. Yours sounds like he wants the best of both worlds, rent coming in while it's on the market to sell and tenants possessions to use as props as he sees fit.

If mine let himself in without warning, I wouldn't hesitate to tell him that if he breaks the terms of the tenancy agreement again, I'll be extremely uncooperative with any future viewings and refuse access until the end of the lease.

I'd also change the locks without telling him and if he asks why his key doesn't work, you'll know if he's tried to get sneaky access again.

pinklady21

Landlord seems to think that because he had previously mentioned his intention to sell the property, this apparently also gives him carte blanche to enter the property with the agent in tow, without any further by your leave from his tenants.

Oh dear. Would benefit from some landlord training, I think.

akira181

if he thinks the tenancy agreement is optional, then see what he thinks when you tell him rent is optional too then

Norman_Castle

pinklady21 wrote: »

The agreement is very clear, the landlord only has the right to enter the property for repairs, or with the tenant's permission. There is a specific clause that states:
"the landlord has no right to use retained keys to gain access without the tenant's permission, except in an emergency."

pinklady21 wrote: »

We have not raised that specific point as yet, we are trying to find a form of words that is assertive without being rude.

Explain that you expect to be informed of future visits so that you can agree a time to be there. Quote the above clause to him.
Also suggest you don't have the time or patience to dress his house for sale. He can take it as it is or wait until you leave.