To not allow the landlord entry while I am not in

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The landlord has to do some repairs on the house we are in, minor things, a few door handles and such.

Ok, he has tried to arrange for this week, even offered us not having to be home, but because of me working from home I said no and said I am available next Tuesday for the builder to come, I booked the morning off of work!

He has just rang saying the builder cannot come Tuesday so can he come tomorrow evening. I am not home and told him such. Again he has asked me if he can just give the builder the key and he can come in.

I hate this idea, but where do I stand? Can I refuse? I hate the idea of someone being in my home when I am not there! I'm so private :( I have offered a day in the following week (24th) but he again asked for access

I don't know where you stand legally but surely it will benefit you for the work to be done.
Eitger give permission for it to be done whilst you are out or if you want to be there make yourself available at a time the work can be done.

Legally he is unable to access without your permission unless an emergency (which this is not). You can certainly refuse and insist it’s done when you’re there.

If you work from home what's the issue?

I am confused too, like Russell19.

Why is it a issue if you work from home?

He can't do it when I am there working because I work in skype teaching, I cant have building noise

It's fine to refuse. I often do because I also skype teach. I'd just say exactly that (and I have done before). It's perfectly obvious why you can't have building noise if you're doing noise-sensitive work, so I can't imagine why he'd have a problem.

I am a landlord and have some tenants that do mind tradespeople working on the house whilst they are in and some that don't

What the tenant usually does is ask me to give their number to the builder etc. so they can agree a mutually suitable time directly with them. Can you do that?

You can refuse. He will probably be annoyed but you are within your rights.

Get the builders number and arrange it yourself. He's offered you a few different times and none are suitable. Must be pretty annoying having to go backwards and forwards like that

Changing door handles won’t make any noise. Guess it depends what else needs doing. Sounds like your landlord has tried to accommodate you. You do need to liaise directly with the builder.

I'm amazed your landlord is even entertaining doing such minor things as fixing door handles - usually a tenant would be expected to do such minor things them self.

In any case, you are being a little unreasonable - you've offered one time that you are available. he's given you a couple of options, none of which suit - you really need to try and be a little more accommodating as based on what you've written here your landlord is trying to work round you, but you aren't helping much!

Of course you are entitled to decline to have anyone in your home when you aren't there.

Can you offer some alternative evenings / days when you can be available?

Did you ask for the repairs? Getting builders to come and do little jobs is a challenge alone. They tend to dictate when they are free rsther then the other way around. I always suggest ot my tenants that they speak to trade people themselves to arrange a convenient time to both.

Hi all, so it's the council who have said these need to be repaired, and it is a new tenancy that he has just got, hes a new landlord too. We moved in about 6 weeks ago.

The door handles broke straight away and we were actually locked in one room, that was on the first day...

I have messaged him asking if I can directly liaise with the builder