Notice required by law for viewing rented property?

Hxc

Hxc

Hxc

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Hi all

Am presently in student accomedation and have recieved an email stating that the landlord intends to show people around the house tomorrow at 3pm. I am under the belief that you are required to give at least 24h notice by law, regardless of a clause in the tenancy agreement stating 'next day'?

Am I correct? It is purely because some of the house is a bit of a mess and I am at work till late tonight and thus won't have much time to tidy.

Cheers
 
Hxc said:
Am I correct? It is purely because some of the house is a bit of a mess and I am at work till late tonight and thus won't have much time to tidy.
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I believe this is true but nonetheless I'd leave it a mess and if he moans just ask for ample notice in future.
 
Always been given at least 24hrs notice.

CAB Reference here:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/engla...h_renting.htm#h_the_landlords_rights_of_entry

The landlord’s rights of entry

Your landlord has a right to reasonable access to carry out repairs. What ‘reasonable access’ means depends on why your landlord needs to get access. For example, in an emergency, your landlord is entitled to immediate access to carry out any necessary work.

Your landlord also has a right to enter the property to inspect the state of repair or to empty a fuel slot meter, but they should always ask for your permission and should give you at least 24 hours notice.
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'Bit of a mess' = completely ****ing annihilated :D.
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It's a two bed flat... it isn't that bad at all! It's mainly a problem of having too much waste; we share bins with 3 other flats and they are too full to put anything else in as they are on a bloody biweekly collection.
 
It would be a contractual right, not a statutory one. You don't have to let anyone in that you don't want to without a court order.

Mess or not doesn't matter at all. A landlord can't tell you how to live, provided that the property is left in the same condition it was when you started (less fair wear and tear).
 
Back in the day when i rented. I turned down a request for a viewing of the property i rented as i was going on holiday . The letting agents response was to show peole around when i was on holiday, expressly against my wishes . Total scum.
 
Leave a big massive turd in the toilet, leave seat up and all the doors open to let the smell go everywhere.
 
grumpysculler said:
It would be a contractual right, not a statutory one. You don't have to let anyone in that you don't want to without a court order. ...
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I'm not quite sure what you are getting at here. I take it that you mean that a contract can only be enforced by means of a court order? I don't know how losing a court case over breaching a contract would impact your deposit?

I have just checked my Tenancy Agreement which is I believe based on a National Landlords' Association template. In my case it states clearly that I have to allow the landlord or his agent to show prospective tenants around the property within four weeks of my departure date. There is no mention of when or how much notice he must give - which was probably a mistake on my part.

Incidentally, there are also clauses regarding the state in which I must keep the property; these mention rubbish disposal, cleaning (particularly the kitchen, bathrooms and windows) and not fixing anything to the inside or outside walls.

To be honest, is does all seem pretty reasonable and I have never had any complaints when the house was inspected. However, it goes to show that one should think of every possible eventuality when entering into a contract.
 
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