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Landlady - am I being unreasonable

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  • zebulon
    zebulon Posts: 677 Forumite
    We don't put liners in because we don't use the bin. It is so small it's useless so we use a black bin bag and take it directly to the skip.


    oh I see, thank you :D

    Good luck with all this - and please keep us posted on how things go!
  • Rick62
    Rick62 Posts: 989 Forumite
    I believe you can change the locks to the door, then she can't get in unless you let her. Then just keep the old lock and replace when you leave.
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  • Cherryscone
    Cherryscone Posts: 1,412 Forumite
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    sew fish heads in to the curtains before you move out :P No dont lol , she is around the twist make sure and tell new tenants if they come to view
    ~We are all going to hell and guess who Is driving the bus~
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  • Poodlecrazy
    Poodlecrazy Posts: 209 Forumite
    I know - it is very tempting to warn future tennants. I feel a bit nasty doing that but she has annoyed me now so tough. Also I wouldn't want anyone else to have to put up with her.
  • melancholly
    melancholly Posts: 7,457 Forumite
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    With the gas I would love to be there but it is scheduled for a day when I am in court and my flatmate is away so I guess I will have to leave her to it. What I will not allow is another 'inspection' following the gas check to point out all of the things that she found during the inspection.
    in that case, i'd go with the trick of putting something breakable/noisy behind any closed doors (like bedrooms) that morning. you have to be careful about it so that you don't knock it yourself when you leave (and remember not to knock them yourself when you get in!), but that should tell you if she's been snooping in areas of the house she didn't need access to for the gas check. then if it is moved, you could contact her saying that you have concerns over the workmen she has been getting in, as they have clearly been going into other parts of the flat for a look about!!
    :happyhear
  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    zebulon wrote: »
    I always arrange the appointment with the company directly - easier than through 3rd party.

    So try to find out who's doing it it and say you will arrange the appointment yourself - and she does not need to know when
    Although easier said than done!
    this woman is mad :mad:

    Stick a nannycam in, then you could load it onto youtube and we could all watch her then:D:D:D
    RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
    Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.


  • tbs624
    tbs624 Posts: 10,816 Forumite
    Rick62 wrote: »
    I believe you can change the locks to the door, then she can't get in unless you let her. Then just keep the old lock and replace when you leave.


    If the Tenancy Agreement says that you cannot make alterations or afix items to the property without the LLs consent you would be putting yourself in breach of your Terms of Contract by doing this.Not such a good idea........
  • clutton_2
    clutton_2 Posts: 11,149 Forumite
    just because something is in a Tenancy Agreement does not make it legal - i see no reason at all why any tenant should not change the locks - friends may have stolen keys, they may have lost keys - all good reasons for changing - as long as the landlord is kept informed and preferably given a set of the new keys - i can't see a problem.
  • horace_2
    horace_2 Posts: 636 Forumite
    PMT or menopau...:eek: can`t bear to type the complete word.

    You have our total sympathy.

    horace
  • tbs624
    tbs624 Posts: 10,816 Forumite
    clutton wrote: »
    as long as the landlord is kept informed and preferably given a set of the new keys - i can't see a problem.
    :rolleyes:

    So - help me here, Clutton - how , at this stage,and in these particular circumstances, is it beneficial to change the locks?


    If you breach the Terms of your Agreement then you are (i) stooping to the same level as an idiot LL who has cheesed you off (ii) creating more hassle with the possibility that you will have to defend a legal action against you and (iii) setting yourself up for a downward spiral of retaliatory LL and Tenant misery. Life is just too short.


    IMO changing the locks is something to view as a last-ditch action when all other more reasonable options have failed, it's not the behaviour of someone in a professional job who is in all likelihood capable of finding a more low-key (no pun intended) way of sorting out a problem LL.
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