Rental quarterly inspections

[patchouli]

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Actually I am really happy in this house... stupidly happy.. which makes me worry that any day now the LL will sell..

Took a year for it to happen but lol @ my prediction...

Anywa, one good thing, our new landlady NEVER does house inspections!! woohoooo!!!

[PlanB]

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So as not to hijack the OP's thread, I've posted t inspection letters on my thread... HERE

I've read those letters and it's prompted me to prepare a report on what an agent would find in Plan B's gaff:



1. There's an unusual amount of empty vodka bottles under the kitchen sink as well as those in the wheelie bin

2. There's a picture of her ex-husband on the mantelpiece with pins stuck in his eyes

3. There's a pile of letters from DCAs on the kitchen table which suggest the Tenant may have financial problems

4. There's a packet of Durex in the Tenant's bedside table which implies that she may have had a visitor contrary to her AST

5. There are 5 different shampoo types in the bathroom which suggests the Tenant is indecisive

6. The Tenant was in her pyjamas at the time of the inspection although it was 4 pm in the afternoon

7. There's an oversized collection of Gary Barlow & Take That DVDs in the bread bin

8. There's no food in the fridge

9. There's 12 year old BMW with a dent in the door outside the property. The neighbours say it's been there for over a year.

10. The property was in perfect condition but the same cannot be said about the Tenant.

11. The Tenant needs to lose 5 lbs so we left her with a paperback copy of the Dukan Diet.


We will be writing to the Landlord to advise him that Plan B is a good Tenant even though she lives a somewhat boho lifestyle.

[pooky2483]

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So as not to hijack the OP's thread, I've posted t inspection letters on my thread... HERE

[SXGuy]

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It was prob a case of an idiot not understanding their job role, so decided to note everything they could to cover their arse. Wouldnt surpise me.

[pooky2483]

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Bloody hell.... that's just being a complete jobsworth, in my opinion and I would find that quite harassing! As long as there's no damage to the property, anything else should be none of their business!

I'm just editing out personal details of the letters they sent us detailing the findings of the 'inspections', I will be posting them sometime tomorrow.

[PriorityOne]

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I think what is probably happening in your case is the property is being "managed" by the agent.

I assure you it's not a criticism of your living habits. You sound like the perfect tenant to me.

Yes. that sounds right PlanB. I rented a property for a year after splitting from the ex some years ago now and I had 2 inspections and then a final one. The reason the Landlord had instructed the agent to do this was because the previous tenants had completely trashed his property and somehow even ripped one of the meters out!!! the agent was very polite and invited me to arrange appointments to suit, so all was fine. The only time I stressed was when my daughter peeled off a huge chunk of wallpaper from the bedroom one night while waiting for sleep to kick in so I had to go and buy some similar coloured paint, fix the wall and hope they wouldn't notice. Luckily for me they didn't and I got my deposit back before moving out.

We have had some inspections where the house was spotless and they gave it a rubbish report. The last inspection, we asked the person exactly what the inspection is for and they said to see if there is any damage to the property and if anything needs doing, so we asked why we have had bad reports when the house was spotless.

they said they couldn't answer as they were not the one that did the inspection. Some of the things they picked up on, we guess, was an untidy computer desk, clothes on the bed, dirty pots in the kitchen, basically day to day living mess. One thing on a previous inspection they picked up on was a small amount of swept up dust and bits in the kitchen. My wife, who is going blind swept the kitchen but forgot to clear it up and missed bits. She was furious a small pile of dust in the kitchen got us a bad report!

Bloody hell.... that's just being a complete jobsworth, in my opinion and I would find that quite harassing! As long as there's no damage to the property, anything else should be none of their business!

[pooky2483]

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It drives me mad when we have these 'inspections', makes me have 'flashbacks' of when I was in the Army lol

[patchouli]

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oh.. ok... I will hold back my arghhh... lol

[pooky2483]

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"untidy computer desk"

I would seriously kick off about that... you should read the letter I wrote to the LA after they wrote "Twisted blinds" on one inspection... OMG I went right off into Mother hen MY HOME mode.. lol
The 'twisted blind' was when it was closed in my office it caught on a plant, so one side was higher than the other... grrrrrr I might just put my letter on here lol

It didn't actually say that but the computer desk was the only untidy place in the bungalow

[patchouli]

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oh ours goes into the bedrooms, the en suite.. looks INSIDE the loos and the shower.... *shudder* she.gets.on.my.tits.

[Bugsy]

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We have been in various rented accomodation for the last 20 years and I must admit we have never had any problems with inspections. Some came three monthly some 6 monthly and some not at all. The only hiccup we had was when the present agent came and tried to befriend our small dog who is very protective and got her hand bitten. She took it in great spirit though and now she only comes into the living room has a chat and goes. None of them have ever wanted to see in the bedrooms!!

[patchouli]

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"untidy computer desk"

I would seriously kick off about that... you should read the letter I wrote to the LA after they wrote "Twisted blinds" on one inspection... OMG I went right off into Mother hen MY HOME mode.. lol
The 'twisted blind' was when it was closed in my office it caught on a plant, so one side was higher than the other... grrrrrr I might just put my letter on here lol

[PlanB]

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Golly these agents sound like the Clean Police gone mad. Fancy giving you bad reports like a school mistress. That must be so stressful.

PlanB would get a C- for the tidy test. "Clothes on the bed" is a crime? In my house they're on the floor.

[patchouli]

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We have the same thing happening with our tenancy, they want to insect the property every 4 months. If they have an issue with something, they tell us we have a certain amount of time to remedy it and then they will come and re-inspect the property., this can go on for quite some time in some cases.
Also, they don't have a set standard to the inspection. We have had some inspections where the house was spotless and they gave it a rubbish report. The last inspection, we asked the person exactly what the inspection is for and they said to see if there is any damage to the property and if anything needs doing, so we asked why we have had bad reports when the house was spotless.

they said they couldn't answer as they were not the one that did the inspection. Some of the things they picked up on, we guess, was an untidy computer desk, clothes on the bed, dirty pots in the kitchen, basically day to day living mess. One thing on a previous inspection they picked up on was a small amount of swept up dust and bits in the kitchen. My wife, who is going blind swept the kitchen but forgot to clear it up and missed bits. She was furious a small pile of dust in the kitchen got us a bad report!

And yet behind all this THEY ARE PLANNING TO KNOCK IT ALL DOWN!!! ffs... I';d tell them to take a hike and not bother coming again.

[pooky2483]

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We have the same thing happening with our tenancy, they want to insect the property every 4 months. If they have an issue with something, they tell us we have a certain amount of time to remedy it and then they will come and re-inspect the property., this can go on for quite some time in some cases.
Also, they don't have a set standard to the inspection. We have had some inspections where the house was spotless and they gave it a rubbish report. The last inspection, we asked the person exactly what the inspection is for and they said to see if there is any damage to the property and if anything needs doing, so we asked why we have had bad reports when the house was spotless.

they said they couldn't answer as they were not the one that did the inspection. Some of the things they picked up on, we guess, was an untidy computer desk, clothes on the bed, dirty pots in the kitchen, basically day to day living mess. One thing on a previous inspection they picked up on was a small amount of swept up dust and bits in the kitchen. My wife, who is going blind swept the kitchen but forgot to clear it up and missed bits. She was furious a small pile of dust in the kitchen got us a bad report!