My landlord won't provide front and back door keys after both doors changed to new doors?

williewonder

_Penny_Dreadful said:

Not ideal but whilst this gets sorted out as I believe 4 residents means 4 sets of keys should be provided could you each have a key so that two of you have a front door key each and the other two each have a back door key? 

That is a good idea, but the other two residents are on the Autistic spectrum quite severely and they take things literally so getting them to do this will cause me or my staff aggro. 

user1977

Why £20 to cut two keys?

deannagone

Yes, it costs me £2 each to get a key cut.  Check prices around you.

williewonder

deannagone said:

Yes, it costs me £2 each to get a key cut.  Check prices around you.

I didn't know it was that cheap.

RHemmings

williewonder said:

deannagone said:

Yes, it costs me £2 each to get a key cut.  Check prices around you.

I didn't know it was that cheap.

There are automatic machines for cutting keys in places such as large B&Qs and similar places. At least around me. These cut keys quite cheaply. However, they claim that they guarantee the keys or you get your money back. I had some keys cut by these machines and they never worked. And, despite me going through the online process I never got my money back. Typically I now pay about £5-6 per key to have them made by hand - but at least they work. 

elsien

Same - about £5 but if its a good locksmith you can take it back for them to adjust if it doesn't work. 

saajan_12

Is this a joint & several tenancy for the whole property and are all 4 tenants named on the agreement? 

-> If its individual tenancies then you have nothing to do with the other tenants and you need to be given access, regardless of what happens to the others. 
-> If its a joint tenancy but with all 4 named, then you have a decent argument for getting 4 keys, as that's the reasonable interpretation of what would have been agreed. However this is not set in stone. 
-> If its a joint tenancy and you're not all named then you have a weaker argument, though again not set in stone. 

Practically, could you get extra copies of the front door cut so that you have access while arguing the toss about the back door as well. Also could the 4 tenants contribute to 1/4 of the cost each, as between you there's insufficient keys, rather than two getting them for free. That'll reduce the cost for you and the feeling of unfairness. 

YoungBlueEyes

It’s a rare day I go against the wise heads on here but this is one of them. 

When we moved in here I got all the windows and doors changed. The front door came with 2 keys, and if we wanted more we had to go to the company that made the front door. Going to any old key cutter would invalidate the door's warranty, which is possibly what your landlord is thinking.

Has he/have they said there are no more keys coming, or are they waiting on more being cut? I agree with _Penny_Dreadful, can the keys be distributed amongst the flats so that the least amount of disruption is caused while new keys are coming?

KxMx

I had a new door fitted (council) 5 yes 5 keys were supplied. For a one bed flat with a maximum occupancy of two! 

SiliconChip

KxMx said:

I had a new door fitted (council) 5 yes 5 keys were supplied. For a one bed flat with a maximum occupancy of two! 

Same number with my new front door (that I bought myself), and they're security keys so not easy (if possible at all) to get additional ones cut.