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To hate property inspections?

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nervousPersonx · 25/09/2017 09:39

Rental property inspections. They make me so nervous. I've had some really bad experiences in the past with them (here are a few but honestly there's way more)

Coming home from work early to find the inspector in my home looking through my wardrobe (not included in the house, brought it with me. So no reason to be going in there). Then telling me my oven is unacceptably dirty (dirty inside, judge me. Again, not included with the house so no need to be bothered with that everything else was immaculate).

Landlord, upon seeing I had underpants in my washing basket asking me if I have many men stay over Hmm

Inspector commenting on the shampoo I use while being so far into my shower for so long I nearly offered to bring him a towel to go with it.

Landlord using wet wipes to see if he could see dirt. She'd spend 5 mins+ in each room wiping random surfaces to see if she could see anything. She almost never did but honestly it felt so intrusive.

When I briefly rented from a HA in the UK (I now live overseas) the inspector that came out made comment on the fact I was making dinner and asked me if I "could've waited to not make her feel awkward" fair request until you hear that actually I wasn't given an inspection time just "between 10am and 4pm" so of course I'm going to eat... same inspector then made a comment about me having a dirty colander (and nothing else) in the sink. Hmm
When I tried to bring up the mold in the cupboard I was told to "lodge a request online because I'm not here for that"... um... isn't that what inspections are FOR?!

I'd say 8/10 times I receive an inspection something always happens that makes me very uncomfortable or I find intrusive. I understand that they are there to see the property check on any repairs that need doing etc. but where I live now inspections are done every 3 months and honestly it's making me feel like I can't really relax. Especially since there was an issue with (very small, shorter than my grass) weeds growing near my path, it's a small strip around 15cm and they're very short weeds, so now I'll be having another inspection within the fortnight (not sure exactly when) to check they've been pulled up. I didn't even think it'd be an issue tbh!

When I have an inspection nowadays I'll sometimes stay up until 2am cleaning and ensuring that every single surface is clean every dish clean and put away oven scrubbed carpets shampooed washing done and put away (completely empty baskets) no dust on skirting boards everything mopped candles lit around the house the night before so it smells nice etc (not that my house stinks anyway!).
Basically it's made me utterly paranoid.

Am I the only one here and if I'm being U, help me get over myself???

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MiaowTheCat · 25/09/2017 14:27

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howrudeforme · 25/09/2017 14:59

Miaow - that's unbelievable! And some other poor sod is paying them to attempt to manage the property.

woofsaysthecat · 25/09/2017 15:36

Only had one bad inspection and that cost us a house :(

Had spent all day cleaning and their reference based on the inspection said the house was filthy- used condoms in the kitchen, alcohol bottles littering the steps.

They had got us mixed up with the students who lived next door but one and sent that reference to our new landlord on the other side of the country who we’d paid a deposit to. Who duly drove the length of the country to inspect our house to see if we were clean enough.

She turned up unannounced and in the middle of us packing the house up so she turned us down on the spot leaving us practically homeless and I had to drive to our new city the next day to find a new house so not cool!!

We made a formal complaint and they apologised but obviously nothing could be done.

Turns out we dodged a HUGE bullet with that landlord because DH is a housing solicitor and TWICE now he’s been against her in court for changing the locks on her tenants.

But yes.. inspections suck. We’re having one today.

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