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Do I have to let my landlord in at the same time as workmen?
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I'm due to have some work done on my rental property in the next couple of weeks which, of course, I will allow the workmen in for. However, do I also have to allow my landlord access?
Every time any work gets done, whether it's a big or small job, my landlord will turn up at some point to "say hello to the workman" or basically to micromanage it.
The last time it happened, the workman was here, the landlord, his wife and then the person who rents the building below came up too as water had gone into his property. The landlord and his wife stayed the entire time (2 hours +), talking on the phone to their friends and constantly interrupting me while I was working to ask if someone else could come in to do work that weekend. When I said it wasn't convinient they said they would come and let him in and stay in my property the whole time which, again, I refused. I had to get quite stern with them as they didn't want to take no for an answer.
I've already sent them an email about 18 months ago citing the law around quiet enjoyment as the landlord would turn up all the time without ever asking me first. It's got better since then but he still comes to my home without permission every time there's work being done. Can I refuse him entry?
Every time any work gets done, whether it's a big or small job, my landlord will turn up at some point to "say hello to the workman" or basically to micromanage it.
The last time it happened, the workman was here, the landlord, his wife and then the person who rents the building below came up too as water had gone into his property. The landlord and his wife stayed the entire time (2 hours +), talking on the phone to their friends and constantly interrupting me while I was working to ask if someone else could come in to do work that weekend. When I said it wasn't convinient they said they would come and let him in and stay in my property the whole time which, again, I refused. I had to get quite stern with them as they didn't want to take no for an answer.
I've already sent them an email about 18 months ago citing the law around quiet enjoyment as the landlord would turn up all the time without ever asking me first. It's got better since then but he still comes to my home without permission every time there's work being done. Can I refuse him entry?
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Almost certainly not - but if he purely wants to be there to chew the fat with the workmen, you might be able to be a little crafty around it. “Oh I’m sorry, that timing won’t be convenient for you to do a property inspection - can we reschedule that for X day at X time please”. Slightly missing the point that he’s asking to exercise his right to enter the property to inspect makes the point that yes he can enter, but ONLY for that reason, not just for entertainment. He may of course then decide that he does want to bother. I take it that your tenancy agreement does give him some rights re entry for inspection purposes - how is that worded?🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
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Thank you for your reply.
Off the top of my head, I believe my contract does include something about letting him in for inspections or in the case of emergencies - the standard stuff.0 -
You could just point out that you are working from home and they are disrupting you. And ask them to continue any conversation not directly linked to the repair outside?If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing0
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