Landlords urged to undertake regular inspections as tenants break rules

Tenants braking rules ? - I've never heard of any such mention by DLUP or Renters Reform.

Is this something Direct Line should be making politicians aware of !

Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 09/01/2024 - 11:36
Tenants breaking rules is not what they want to hear about.
As my Mum used to say "they are deaf in one ear and can't hear in the other" especially as there is an election on the horizon.

If 83% of landlords breached the rules, I suspect we would be told that 5 out of 6 landlords were "rogue" landlords.

As any fule kno, there are more bad tenants than bad landlords.

Come on Govey, call out the bad tenants.

Good luck with that one , tenants complain that you are stopping their enjoyment of the property which l may add is a legal right of a tenant.

You can ask for access to inspect the property.

If the tenant refuses, you have the choice of letting it go (but increasing rent as soon and as often as possible) or issuing Section 21 (at the moment, at least) or Section 8 (discretionary grounds).

‘Letting it go’ is by far the cheaper option and is the option that most landlords would choose.

Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 09/01/2024 - 21:02
If a tenant won't give access, - there's a reason ( and it won't be good news for a landlord ! )

I would never just let it go without some measures that re-asserted the hierarchy of authority.

To do otherwise breeds contempt for their obligations under the Tenancy agreement.
And landlords will know, there's a plethora of implications against landlords for any breaches of the tenancy agreement they may make, intentional or otherwise.

This is typical of Direct Line insurance. They are just telling you the many many ways they wont pay out if you make a claim. I had my flat with them, and my car. When the roof leaked after a big storm, they said no pay out because I didnt maintain my roof. When my car got stolen and trashed they gave me less than half the market value of it.
I realised then, that's how they offer insurance so cheap, and are able to advertise on TV so much. They avoid the pay out, with excuses when you make a claim. When they do pay out, it's much less then it should be.
When you complain, they give you the "take it or leave it" response.
I'll never use Direct Line ever again. They are cheap for a reason.
I feel that if you inspected every month, they would say you needed to inspect every week, and if you inspect every week, they will say you need to inspect every day!
Any excuse to not pay out is their policy it seems. I moved insurance company and pay more, but they are a reputable company and are Brilliant.

Reply to the comment left by Chris @ Possession Friend at 09/01/2024 - 22:05
I agree that the landlord should do something. However, I would stop short of spending good money chasing the problem unless I had other concerns (in addition to the lack of access for non-mandatory inspections).

Reply to the comment left by Frank Jennings at 10/01/2024 - 09:22
I keep away from companies that advertise a lot : they tend to be problematic