We rent a house out and DH contacted the tenant a few days ago to discuss getting access to the house to do a few little jobs to prepare for winter and also to measure up for new double glazing. The tenant responded eventually today to say he was staying at his girlfriends 30 miles away and could it wait until October? It then becomes apparent he has been there for a number of weeks already caring for her as she is poorly. I'm pretty sure this invalidates both our insurance and is against the terms of his tenancy. Any of you wise mumsnetters know where we stand?
In a side note he isn't the straightest of tenants, this stay with his girlfriend coincides with an arrest which will have made him unpopular in the local area (attempted burglary) and tbh we'd be very happy if he moved out and we could take possession of the property again, sort it out (he's a bit of a steptoe character) and rent it out again. Having said that he pays the rent and doesn't cause (us) much hassle.