To have sent an arsey response to this text from my landlord?

[SpottedGurnard]

Backstory: We are moving out next month and I said to the landlord I was ok with showing people around as long as the letting agency emailed me ( I cant answer my phone during the day as I drive for a living) with 24 hrs notice.

Since then I have had the landlord round twice with workmen. The first time they stood in my kitchen for an hour and a half discussing quotes all the while I was waiting to cook my dinner and was starving! The second time was in an evening right as I was packing for a hen do and wanting to get ready ( I didnt feel comfortable getting in the shower while they were here, my house is very small).

So last week I had a message from the letting agency that I picked up at 4.30 saying they have arranged a viewing for the next day at 1.30. I sent back an email saying no, this is not ok. It was not 24 hrs notice and me and dp were both away on hen and stag all weekend so couldnt let them in.

Yesterday they emailed at 4.30 saying could they arrange a viewing for between 3.30 and 4. I said ok and arranged to be around then. Got a call at 3 askong where I was as they were at the door.

I have just had an email from my landlord asking if I can contact the letting agency as the people from sat still want to look around.

I said

1. I will not contact them. If they want to arrange a viewing they can contact me.

1. I spoke to them today and they didnt mention it so I dont understand why they have sent this message through the landlord.

Aibu to just want some fecking peace in my own home?

(I must add Im going through a stressful redindancy, DPs OCD is playing up right now and I just hate the fact I am not able to have some private space)

Op,

I gave an example upthread.

I made a periodic inspection of the property in December and as part of the inspection I checked the smoke alarms.

The batteries were dead and the alarms weren't working.

I supplied new batteries, although strictly speaking this was not my responsibility.

One month later the house caught fire in the middle of the night.

The smoke alarms alerted them, they got out.

They did not die. I classify this as beneficial to both tenant and landlord.

(My version of events backed up by fire brigade report which bollocked the tenants for flicking cigarettes into the pile of paper and card recycling).

The landlord probably does not realise that the LETTINGS AGENTS are not respecting your very reasonable 24 hour request. Ask your landlord (politely) to tell them to get organised!

Toughasoldboots- yy to the feeling of being treated like a child!

I've found inspections useful as a tenant. They're an opportunity to raise issues that are not urgent, but could be dealt with. They shouldn't be a pain.

for those non-urgent issues I could just as well send an email or phone...

YANBU. Unless the terms of your tenancy agreement/lease require it, you are not obliged to show potential buyers round at all. And normally, if the owner requires access for workmen etc, it has to be on min. 24 hours' notice (again, depends on what's in the contract). Sounds like your landlord is chancing his arm.

your paying the rent , its your home , you decide !