somebody just tried to get in to my house

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Ok not my house, but the house i live in.

Cheeky bloody letting agent and a poor prospective tenant.

We gave notice on this house last week as we are nearing the end of the tenancy.

I asked the lady what she thought she was doing to which she replied that we would have been notified last night, i told her that no body had phoned last night and thy did 11am would not be 24hours notice!!
Aibu to think they are cheeky to just try their luck? ( i am on mat leave atm but would usually be at work at this time)

If they did.

very rude of them

They are being cheeky - even though you have given notice it is still your home until the notice expires and you hand the keys back.

Call the manager of the letting agent and point out that you are supposed to get 24 hours notice - that you may be amenable to allowing them around at less notice but only if they actually speak to you (i.e. leaving a voice mail is not adequate). Point out that this is in their interest too so that you can ensure the place is tidy - also point out that you will hold them responsible for any loss or theft if you have not had a chance to put personal possessions away before they come round due to lack of notice!

It sounds like they thought that you would not be at home. I think that they were trying their luck, after all you are leaving anyway, so that they are not goiing to lose a tenant.

YANBU.

Reasonable notice means just that. If I were you I'd email the agents, cc-ing to the landlord if you can, and cc to a solicitor (real or imaginary, they won't know that [email protected] or whatever bounced straight back to you a second after you pressed "send" :o ) to remind them of their contractual obligations and telling them that you will expect them in future to give you at least 24 hours WRITTEN notice and for them to have received a confirmation reply in future. That way they can email you and there will be none of this, "Oh but we called you and left a message on your answerphone, didn't you get it" business and they will not be expected to enter UNLESS you have responded to confirm receipt of notice.

very cheeky, i'd complain!

this happened to me once, in an apartment i was letting.. the agent (male) came in with 2blokes who were looking to rent, it was 9:05am on a sat morning and i was still in bed and they came in my room!!!! i don't know who was more shocked me or them! i complained to the agency and got £50 m&s vouchers!

YANBU. My sister's letting agent let herself into her flat with a prospective new tenant whilst she was in the shower. She strolled out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel and got the shock of her life, she was terrified.

Outrageous behaviour - and illegal.

Of course YANBU, why would you question that?

YANBU
They should give you 24 hours notice. They will try to push it and say that leaving a voicemail is sufficient, or that they can't always give 24 hours but do not accept it

The tenancy agreement is very clear, and since you now know they cannot be trusted you should insist on it to the letter. I wouldn't insist on in writing but a t/c in which they speak to you, not leave a voicemail is necessary, as is 24 hours notice. They won't be hurting for prospective tenants, you aren't harming their business.

Just to be absolutely clear, you do not have to let anyone into your home EVER. Even WITH written notice of a viewing.

You can change the locks too to prevent unauthorised entry and can stipulate that if they want to get in, they can apply for a court order.

This is the short hand, but trust me, all of the above is absolutely true, I checked it out, got solicitors, shelter and CAB to advise and have the paperwork to prove it.

I would suggest that you write a stinging letter to the Agent with a CC to the landlord complaining about today and the attempt at entry to your home and to state that all viewings must be agreed with you by email/phone call in advance. Or you could say that viewings are restricted to certain times and days if that suits you best, but that you will expect them to confirm the appointments with you in advance and that all viewings will be accompanied. You will NOT allow viewings while you are not there.

Warn them then that if there is literally ANY repeat of this unauthorised entry to your HOME, then you will immediately rescind all viewing rights until after you leave, change the locks temporarily, reinstating them professionally AT THEIR COST prior to your move out date. If it gets to this stage that you are well within your rights to refuse all entry except by court order or in the event of a dire emergency, and that any physical attempt to gain access would be classed as trespass and that you will call the Police every time.

I know this sounds as if it is in conflict with your tenancy agreement, but trust me, your right to quiet enjoyment and right to freedom from harassment trump pretty much anything.

If they wanted to challenge anything, they are more than welcome to take the matter to court, which of course will take weeks/months.

Trust me, I am 100% sure of what I am talking about.

Oh that's nothing, my mum gave notice on her house and moved out, but was still paying rent for another 2 months so she had time to get it all sorted. I went round to sort something out for her and discovered that the landlady had been sleeping there secretly. We were .

YANBU at all.

You'd think that the reasonable notice part of the contract was written in an alien language for all the attention some people pay to it :(

Letting agents make me so mad. I bet they do this all the bloody time because they hope you'll be out at work.

They were advertising our flat as available in four weeks, shortly after giving THREE MONTHS notice. Using old photos too - the paintwork certainly wasn't that pristine anymore. Oh, and they let themselves in for a viewing, giving us no notice at all, when we were out at work. We only realised because the door wasn't double locked as usual, and the blind in the living room was up instead of down. Honestly, we had washing up in the sink, jewellery and stuff all over the place. I was fuming.