Of course you can, I've done this in a couple of rental properties and had them professionally switched back when I left.
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Of course you can, I've done this in a couple of rental properties and had them professionally switched back when I left.
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Well the law isn't clear:
https://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2...lties-breaching-tenancy-rules-changing-locks/
https://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2...lties-breaching-tenancy-rules-changing-locks/
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Ok, so in the 16 years you've been living there, how many times have people let themselves in without asking?
It is pretty clear that your claim that you can't is incorrect.
There is a chance that he's got some clause in his contract but then again they've been letting themselves into the flat without notice so...
If I were him I'd just go ahead and change them, he's not breaking the law.
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From which post by the OP did you conclude that "they've been letting themselves into the flat without notice".
I deduced it from what he described, note that he was surprised by the person being there and has mentioned a breach of contract.
@something daft already!! Is there something missing from your OP about you actually having received proper notice from the landlord?
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No-one has let themselves into my flat previously without my explicit permission. There was no notification of this.
They have just emailed me back, offering me £50 compensation for the inconvenience. I will let them stew a bit then accept it.
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Ah, you deduced it . . .
So far as I can recall, he referred to one instance involving a "short fat Electrician" which he saw as a breach of contract over a 16 year tenancy. I don't remember him saying how the short fat Electrician gained entry, I may have missed that minor detail.
Please don't post incorrect advice based on your imagination into a thread like this, you're not being helpful.
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Welcome to Section 21
If the gas board are alerted to a potential gas leak at your home that is not rented, they will gain emergency access... They dont have a key. Same for electricity board.
HMO's are very different beasts, and I have very little knowledge of how they work/regs (not an area I have any interest in, am careful to avoid accidentally creating a HMO)
Yes it is called reading comprehension, perhaps you could work on yours
He didn't say how the electrician gained access, I'm not sure why that is important? I'm going to presume a key was used as opposed to a magical spell.
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Please don't post presumptions into a thread like this, you're not being helpful.
Maybe the Op leaves his front door unlocked.
Welcome to Section 21
This is very much the danger here... No fault eviction for complaining. Even though the agent is in the wrong.
We stopped using agents a number of years ago, it frequently occurred that we were more up to speed on the law than the agent was, and the agent was working to their own agenda (as a landlord I want the tenant to be happy, not be a problem and stay for a very long time. Agents want churn, as they get double paid if tenants regularly move out and Landlord needs a new tenant. They get paid to evict, skim a % for decorating/fixing between lets and then charge to find new tenants).
Accept the compensation graciously and carry on carrying on.
Please don't post presumptions into a thread like this, you're not being helpful.
Maybe the Op leaves his front door unlocked.
That would be a presumption on your part though! And why not post a presumption about something like that?
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The "maybe" makes it a possibility, not a presumption 
The "maybe" makes it a possibility, not a presumption
What are you actually trying to achieve here other than derailing the thread?
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Thread has been resolved, OP said he would accept £50 compensation.
Quoting your signature here...
"What
"How the short fat electrician gained entry is completely irrelevant, it doesn't matter if he came through the window or down the chimney. The fact is that he gained access to the OPs home without prior notice.
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It's relevant when people are advising the op to "change the locks", if he didn't let even himself in with a key.