insurance - the Landlord’s building insurance often requires the regular inspections as a requirement to be covered - so that if there are problems with things like mould or subsidence etc they can be caught and dealt with before they threaten the fabric of the building
Ok thanks
Is that the same thing for contents insurance ?
for your contents insurance it probably doesn’t matter, but obviously read the Ts and Cs to be sure.
It may be for the landlord’s contents insurance, if they have that, but usually the Landlord won’t insure the things they provide in the property because they expect to be able to recoup any damage to their property using the deposit, and subsequently charging you for any other damage not covered by the deposit. Check the Ts and Cs of your insurance to see if they would cover something like this, but I think a tenant’s contents insurance would not cover this
Received my tenancy agreement last week. Didn’t say how often the inspections will be. But I supose if i look after the place and there’s no complaints I should be ok.
Landlords based miles away, so guessing the estate agent could come round. No problemo
In my first year at my current flat, I got a visit every three month. They were nice about it, though - it was more to make sure I was settled in nicely. They didn’t seem intrusive and ask to look around in every single room, which was nice.
Now that the first year has passed, they don’t do any routine checks unless I specifically request them to. I’ve been pretty lucky, since I’ve heard some nightmare stories about renting in the past!
My flat in Wolverhampton back in uni had scheduled inspections every 6 months. My current flat I’ve lived in for 2 years has never had an inspection by a letting agent or landlord as both of them are 204 miles away
What actually happens at the inspections ? Is it just to make sure the place is in good condition ?
@Venomx eviction is hard, and the longer a bad tenant is causing the problems the harder and more costly those problems are to rectify. An inspection serves to:
- Make the tenant aware that their behaviour is being checked which reduces the chances of bad behaviour
- Discover any bad behaviour as soon as possible to be able to minimise the costs (time, money) associated with rectifying the results of that behaviour – evicting tenants is hard, the sooner they’re identified the better
- Discover any minor issues that the landlord needs to resolve to prevent them from becoming a bigger issue in future – e.g: damp
As long as you are not damaging the property then you’ll pass the inspection with flying colours: they’re not looking to determine if you’re tidy and they don’t care about how you live, they just want to identify if they need to take action to “rescue” the property.
Rented from 4 different estate agents
The first 3 never
The current one every 6 months
@42644 Thanks !
The only thing i’ve had done is a small sky dish, which I was advised is ok ( everyone else has one )
@Venomx as a general rule, if you care enough about your tenancy to be aware of inspections and wish to ensure that you pass, then you’re the ideal tenant and you have absolutely nothing to worry about An inspection serves to catch the worst 5% of tenants, you’re at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Mine is every three months.