To say no to landlords son coming around after 6.30pm

[MrsRaspberry]

Hi I live in a privately rented property. I'm a single parent my kids are 11 9 and 14. Landlords son arranged with me to come round to do a property inspection today for his dad at 5pm. He's messaged me now asking can he come at 6.30pm instead as he's busy. Am I unreasonable to say no and arrange for another day as I need to sort out kids teas baths etc the younger ones go to bed for 8pm.

YANBU

Of course not. Just say no sorry I can’t do that time can we arrange another time.

That would not be unreasonable of you OP.

Perfectly reasonable and TBF he has asked and given you that option.

Say no, sorry, that's not convenient, we will have to reschedule. Don’t give your reasons

Not at all unreasonable. It needs to be at a time convenient for both.

Thanks he's been known to show up at later times my eldest age 20 was here watching the kids whilst I was in work he asked if I was home she said no she's working til 7 and won't be home til late he said oh fine I'll be back at 7 then. She told him mum won't be back til at least half 8 he's like oh I'll call and ask if I can come round then

If the timing doesnt suit you just let him know.

Yanbu tell him you are busy as well and to stick to the agreed times in future

He's not unreasonable to ask, just as YANBU to say that time doesn't suit you.

I mean, personally, if out at work in the day, that sounds like quite a good time, but if it doesn't suit you, then rearrange.

@MrsRaspberry he actually has to give you 24 hours written notice of an inspection! he cannot just turn up on spec!!

Does a text count as he text me a couple days ago to arrange for today. He decided to text me not long ago to say is 6.30 ok instead of original aranfed time

You don't have to give your reasons but seeing as it seems to suit him being later I think I would explain that, since you have young children, after 6pm will never be convenient. Hopefully he will stop asking or seeking to push previous arrangements!

@MrsRaspberry I suppose it would. I dont do inspections and i only do texts or phone calls for emergencies but it definitely has to be 24 hours minimum. does the landlord not live close enough to do the inspection himself?

He does he lives round the corner but he is elderly and doesn't speak much English so any communication is done with his son since the letting agents decided to disappear and ripped off the landlord

I would just say the new time is not convenient. Ask for another day/time to be agreed.

UPDATE
so he eventually text me back at around 7.30pm on Wednesday saying Friday(today) would be fine and to give him a time but morning wouldn't be convenient. This morning wasn't convenient for me either as I had a dentist appointment to remove two teeth so I said could he come at 5pm. He said that was ok. He still hasn't turned up and it's now after 6pm. He hasn't text either to say he was going to be late. Taking the piss a bit now

No, he has to arrange an appointment that suits OP, and she doesn't actually have to let him in at all.

Tell him no. When I was looking at rentals the tenants were very strict on timings and it had to be respected. Tell him to select another day or stick to the time.

Politely message him now and tell him he needs to arrange another time and attend at the arranged time as he is now interfering with your children’s evening routine.

Again, 24 hours notice at a mutually agreed time is the legal requirement

I find any time I sell something on FB and arrange someone to collect at 6pm, that they invariably push the time back to suit themselves, and then just turn up at 8pm or later. I think they assume that you’re in all evening so it doesn’t matter, but I bloody hate anyone coming round and interrupting my evening, and it’s really rude not to stick to an agreed time. So now I’m very strict in setting a specific window - “can you come between 5.30 and 6pm please as I have to go out after that”, or whatever.