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Can anyone settle an argument please,

A landlord has appointed a representative to overlook the day to day administration of his/her property at regular three monthly intervals, giving a minimum of forty-eight hours written notice. If the tenant is not in he states that he will let himself into the property using the landlords duplicate keys.
There is an argument going on as to whether this is allowed by law or not. I say that by law he can, your views or the facts, please.

MAY....BEOS.

I think you have to go back to the original tenancy agreement which the both the Landlord & Tenant would have signed....In that it would have the condition of the landlords right of entry....

Marilyn

Yes he can,he is acting for the landlord and a landlord can enter at a reasonable time with written prior notice given,,,,,,

how much you won May}}}}

Thanks Marilyn and Kay. Unfortunately I have only won £1, anything to OH over 50p is taboo.

I can't remember the exact details.... but it is not 48 hours... it is 14 days... it has to allow for people going on holiday, working shifts etc etc to make arrangements to be in. The terminology is *reasonable* and that is considered to be 14 days minimum in the first instance... the 48 hours is if repeated denial of access for essential maintenence such as gas checks etc....

I am happy to be corrected, but that is my memory as both a tenant and a landlord for 30 odd years.... until 4 years ago. The law may have changed.,... but it is more likely to have changed in favour of the tenant.

48 hours notice would these days be contestable undrer the *right to live a normal life* clause of the human rights legislation, I am sure... or sommat in it would cover that.

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Daff xxxx

Just googled it.... and you are right, I am sorry for contradicting you!!.... 24 hours in writing for maintenence.... well, I'll be blowed.... so that has changed in favour of the landlord... I used to have dreadful problems getting in to have the gas check and maintenence check... and that was with 2 weeks notice.

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Daff xxxxx

Thank you Daff.
In this case, the original landlord died without issue and left these propeties and others to three ladies who had collected rents for her on condition that they didn't go out of the family and they have been passed down generation to generation to be rented at peppercorn rents with rates and water rates included for over fifty years, now a younger family member has been gifted them by her parent and they are running it as a business, no-one in the past has had a lease, everything done on trust, so no one has anything to refer to. Needless to say erything is altering, water rates and of course, Council Tax, payment of which was excluded from the rents when it became Poll Tax, to be paid by t he tenants., which is only right, with new rules and reguations. What the tenants are objecting to is the three monthly inspections,a case of having it too easy too long I would think.

Hi May.


You need a solicitor !!.....find one that gives free advice for the first half an hour,
or contact the citizen advice.

Its a bit passed down with no contract legally bound.....all a bit iffy !!

Hope you get some advice somewhere ...

Marilyn

As Marilyn says you need a solicitor, because somewhere in the deceased landlord's estate there may be reference to the tenancy known to their side's solicitor.

Possibly an agreement can be drawn up legally to specify the conditions as they are now, with an agreed 6 montly or yearly inspection, which seems to be the norm.

As far as I know, arrangements made by previous landlords can be "updated" by the new owner/landlord.

The tennant would then have the choice of staying under the new tenancy documentation or not as a new agreement should be made.

This must be checked with a solicitor before acting on.

Good Luck