Door Locks

TELLIT01

I would expect either the landlord or their agents to have keys to all properties they rent out. They remain their property and they may need to gain access in extreme circumstances if there is a problem and the tenant isn't available.

Norman_Castle

moremore wrote: »

Don't understand you, or what you are insinuating, residents don't touch other residents' doors! Not sure if you are aware searching for answers/advice is totally different from meddling with other resident's doors:cool:

If the "fire managers" are involved I'm assuming its a fire door which the partially blind resident locksmith has "fixed". Any alterations to fire doors have to comply to building regulations, if they don't the door may need to be replaced.

societys_child

moremore wrote: »

Do not trust them, would you like some stranger going through your home if not there, it does happen

So the Landlord's a stranger? Thought this was an HMO

moremore

societys_child wrote: »

So the Landlord's a stranger? Thought this was an HMO

It's in HMO block and it is a big organization, therefore, it could be anyone employed by the landlord...

moremore

Norman_Castle wrote: »

If the "fire managers" are involved I'm assuming its a fire door which the partially blind resident locksmith has "fixed". Any alterations to fire doors have to comply to building regulations, if they don't the door may need to be replaced.

That's what we are aiming for....

Fire_Fox

moremore wrote: »

It's in HMO block and it is a big organization, therefore, it could be anyone employed by the landlord...

You misunderstand. The landlord is the entity or the person named on your tenancy agreement (or a formal legal document that succeeds or amends the TA).

An employee or contractor is the landlord's agent or the landlord's representative. Someone cannot be a 'duty landlord' like they can be a 'duty manager'.

moremore

Fire_Fox wrote: »

You misunderstand. The landlord is the entity or the person named on your tenancy agreement (or a formal legal document that succeeds or amends the TA).

An employee or contractor is the landlord's agent or the landlord's representative. Someone cannot be a 'duty landlord' like they can be a 'duty manager'.

A landlord will first have to give written notice of the visit and the resident can reasonably deny access if it is requested at times when tenant can’t be present, or if, can’t accommodate the visit.

Tenants are granted a “right for quiet enjoyment of their rented home”. This means that they control, grant or deny, access to their home by anyone else.

No landlord, letting agent or tradesman should enter the property without first receiving tenants consent and especially not when they have explicitly denied access. This can be treated as trespass, which is a criminal activity and subject to prosecution.

With regard to the resident right of enjoyment of her home, it seems without a key the door cannot be unlocked from outside the flat with having a multi-mechanism locking system on it?
We will have to back to the landlord again to make the resident door locking system like some of the other residents have on their door in the same block.

Thanks for the :cool: help everyone.

Norman_Castle

Unfathomable.

moremore

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Unfathomable.

Dickens novel Oliver Twist in it quote the law is an !!! :cool:

markin

I think he means you need to proof read your posts before hitting reply.