Bongman wrote:

Hi All

Just had my Landlord's Agent call me to say he has a "Handy man"
outside my house trying to gain access with a key to do some repairs.
He failed (luckily) as the lock is a bit dodgy.

However, In our Tenancy Agreement, is states that the landlord (or his
agent) must provide 24hrs notice before coming round

The Exact wording is :

To permit the Landlord or the Landlord's Agent to enter the premises
at a reasonable time on giving at least 24 hours notice (except in an
emergency) for the purpose of:

Examining the condition of the premises;

Inspecting, maintaining, repairing, altering, improving or
rebuilding any adjoining or neighbouring property;

Maintaining, repairing or replacing the Fixtures and Fittings;

Complying with any obligations imposed on the Landlord by law.


I would just like to know where we stand. We have suspected someone
has been in our house without our consent previously. Only now has
the Landlords Agent admitted the attempt.

If we were to breech the agreement, I imagine we could be evicted.
But what if the other party breeches the agreement?

TIA

Regards

Bongman

Note to mods : Sorry if this is a duplicate, I have been having
issues creating new topics here.


In the first instance very little is likely to happen unless you lodge
a formal complaint , if you do so its quite possible that your tenancy
will be reviewed and terminated as soon as the contract allows

If your landlord is half decent you dont really want to antagonize any
situation , from your posts on the other legal groups it appears as
though the handyman was going to replace faulty taps (i assume you
notified the landlord)

You could change the locks , however this may well breech your tenancy
agreement , it may also lumbar you with a bill for repairs to a door
and frame if for any reason the landlord needs to gain entry in a
hurry (leaks etc)


Have you spoken to the landlord (not the agent) about your concerns ,
it may have just been an oversite



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