What About Rights Of Access To The Property, What Are The
Rules?
A landlord, or his
agent, or someone authorised to act on his behalf has a right to
view the property to assess its condition and to carry out
necessary repairs or maintenance at reasonable times of the day.
The law says that a landlord or agent must give a tenant at least
24 hours prior notice in writing (except in an emergency) of such a
visit. Naturally, if the tenant agrees, on specific or odd
occasions to allow access without the 24 hours prior written
notice, that is acceptable. [A clause in the tenancy agreement
which tries to diminish or over-ride a tenant's rights in this
respect would be void and unenforceable.]