Property Visits Part 1

Section 11(6) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, and similar legislation in Wales, permits the landlord, or their ‘agent’, the right to visit a rented property to inspect for the purpose of viewing the condition and state of repair. An ‘agent’ in this context may be the letting agent but the agent could equally be an contractor, a surveyor etc. Most written tenancy agreements or occupation contracts will have a clause within stating the same. Even if it were not stated this would be implied in every tenancy. There is a caveat that anyone authorised by the landlord to ...