Re: My tenants have changed the front door lock without my permission.

On 10 Oct, 14:46, Robbie <ngrobbi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
theodored...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 10 Oct, 11:54, hcj...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
The tenants have changed the locks on my property without my
permission. Now I do not have a key to my own property. I only
discovered this when I went to inspect the property on a pre arranged
visit. I requested the presence of the police to prevent a breach of
the peace. The police officer stated that he has instructed the
tenants to change the locks back. I insisted that they do it there and
then but they said they were going out. The police officer invited me
to leave and I did not wish to argue with him.
Obviously, the tenants have no intention of changing the locks back.
How do I go about rectifying the situation with breaking the law?

The tenants have nor paid any rent for over 4 months, its beyond
belief.

Rent arrears aside, in my opinion you'd have to be a fool to rent a
property off a landlord without changing and controling your own
locks.

Some tenants change locks as a way to prevent previous tenants from
having the ability to easily enter the property and take what they want.

Exactly, and I would never rely on a landlord to do that for me. I've
always
made sure I'm the only one with a key.



Some tenancy agreements specifically state that locks should not be
changed without permission but tenants are sometimes advised by local
welfare rights agencies to change the locks anyway, especially in
respect of a property that may have had a dubious past history of dodgy
tenants.

I would certainly never agree to such a tenacy agreement, or would
also just
change the locks anyway.


That said, it is good practice for the landlord to have a key as there
are exceptional circumstances in which a landlord can enter a property
without notice and without advance permission and if a locksmith is
needed this is a charge that can be passed on to a tenant.

Well I think they're so exceptional that I would take the risk.

I'm sure most landlords are trustworthy, but personally he isn't
getting
in the property without asking permission or getting a court order
while he's
getting money off me.,



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