Landlord wants new tenant to have acces to measure up

PasturesNew

I'm on the OP's side with this one.... renters are "trodden over" and often "on a whim" by LLs. Yes it's their house, but it's the OP's home.

And what's so crucial to be measured, in a property the family already owned, that couldn't have waited until the son had moved in? I've never measured up for anything. You move in, then look around and think about what's what.

It is annoying when you rent and whoever it is wants access.

It's annoying/upsetting/expensive to be told you have to leave for whatever reason as that's an expense that's been foisted on you, without warning, whereas the LL has probably had the benefit of mulling it over for months/years as a plan .... and made all the decisions/did all he choosing.

I think a lot of posters have been mean to the OP ... and have probably not been upset by things done to them while they were renting - and having to find a fortune to move out "for nothing that was their fault".

Squirtle17

I had a very similar experience a couple of years ago. My partner and I had been renting a flat we liked and were planning on staying in, but a couple of months before our AST was due to end we were notified by the landlord that he had found other tenants willing to pay more and as a result was ending our tenancy. This seemed like a ridiculous reason as we had not been given the chance to pay a higher rent ourselves or anything, but being naive we started to look for a new flat to rent and got on with things.

A few weeks later, we had another call from the landlord asking if his sister and her husband could come and look round and measure a few things before moving it. We were incredibly annoyed at this as it became clear we had been flatout lied to, but as our search for a new flat was already underway we complied. I was even more irritated when the sister turned up late and then proceeded to stomp around the flat complaining how small it was etc.

Following this though, the landlord became very apologetic and understanding, agreed to an earlier end date of our choosing once we found a flat and returned our deposit without even looking around the flat. With hindsight we let him walk all over us but it worked out in the end as the flat we moved to was loads nicer and basically the same cost.

MeepleH

hazyjo wrote: »

Maybe it was always the plan they would rent the property. Who knows. Perhaps the LL was reluctant to tell you that in the first place because he (prob correctly!) didn't think you would want to take on the tenancy.

Most likely! I was told the tenancy would end when he sold the property.

Pixie5740

MeepleH wrote: »

Most likely! I was told the tenancy would end when he sold the property.

A tenancy does not end just because a property is sold.

MeepleH

Squirtle17 wrote: »

I had a very similar experience a couple of years ago. My partner and I had been renting a flat we liked and were planning on staying in, but a couple of months before our AST was due to end we were notified by the landlord that he had found other tenants willing to pay more and as a result was ending our tenancy. This seemed like a ridiculous reason as we had not been given the chance to pay a higher rent ourselves or anything, but being naive we started to look for a new flat to rent and got on with things.

A few weeks later, we had another call from the landlord asking if his sister and her husband could come and look round and measure a few things before moving it. We were incredibly annoyed at this as it became clear we had been flatout lied to, but as our search for a new flat was already underway we complied. I was even more irritated when the sister turned up late and then proceeded to stomp around the flat complaining how small it was etc.

Following this though, the landlord became very apologetic and understanding, agreed to an earlier end date of our choosing once we found a flat and returned our deposit without even looking around the flat. With hindsight we let him walk all over us but it worked out in the end as the flat we moved to was loads nicer and basically the same cost.

Sounds like you too have encountered another unprofessional landlord who does not separate family from business.
If I I rented my own property out and a family member came to me needing somewhere to live there is no way I would turf out my tenant - it wouldn't even enter my head.

MeepleH

Comms69 wrote: »

Uhm, how is it any of your business who this LL lets to?

Ummm, my business because don't be a landlord if you are going to !!!! tenants about every time a family member comes to you because their 20 year old !!! spent their rent money and got kicked out of their flat.

Squirtle17

MeepleH wrote: »

Sounds like you too have encountered another unprofessional landlord who does not separate family from business.
If I I rented my own property out and a family member came to me needing somewhere to live there is no way I would turf out my tenant - it wouldn't even enter my head.

I think you have to remember that, rightly or wrongly, a lot of landlords sort of just fall into it after receiving a windfall or their circumstances provide them with an additional property they decide to let out.

If I rented a property and this happened to me and I was not reliant on the rent income, I know 100% I would put the needs a family member ahead of tenants. I don't begrudge my ex-landlord for asking me to move out as his sister wanted to move in, but for the fact he lied about it to us first.

I think you just need to separate your emotions from this, at the end of the day it's irrelevant why you are being asked to vacate and you should just forget who is moving in after you. Being obstructive and refusing visits is unhelpful and is just likely to make the landlord equally unhelpful to you in return.

Grezz24

MeepleH wrote: »

Ummm, my business because don't be a landlord if you are going to !!!! tenants about every time a family member comes to you because their 20 year old !!! spent their rent money and got kicked out of their flat.

The landlord can rent to whoever he likes, be that you, family, a bunch of students etc. As long as he follows the correct processes to end your tenancy you have 0 say about who he gets in after you - which is as it should be.

Marvel1

Okrib wrote: »

Why not? It's their property. They can do what they want.

Are you sure?

lookstraightahead

Op, did you ever consider that the world doesn't revolve around you? You're not the landlord, so what you would do as the landlord is irrelevant. You have absolutely no idea what your landlords circumstances are. You are the tenant and you are entitled to certain rights. That is it. Yo me your post sounds as silly as arguing that you shouldn't put ketchup on sausages when clearly it's a matter of opinion.